II.iii.15. Typescript drafts of chapters from the essay collection 'The Government of the Tongue',
ca. 1987.
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| Summary: | Contains drafts of the contents page, acknowledgements page and chapters 'The Placeless Heaven: Another Look at Kavanagh', 'The Main of Light', 'The Murmur of Malvern', 'The Voice of the Bard', 'The Fully Exposed Poem', 'Atlas of Civilization' (photocopy, possibily a proof from 'Parnassus'), 'Osip and Nadezhda Mandelstam' (photocopy of a published article), 'Sounding Auden' and 'The Indefatigable Hoof-taps: Sylvia Plath'. With some manuscript annotations. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Notes: | Taken from an envelope originally marked as 'Gov. of Tonge [sic] Typescripts Final'. Postmark on envelope dated 1987. Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Ireland. There are additional Seamus Heaney manuscripts held in the Department of Manuscripts (MS 41,932/1-3). This consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem 'Sweeney Astray', with additional notes on early Irish poetry; Physical description: 175 pages; 3 folders. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
