I.vi.2. Notebook, containing manuscript drafts of poems and reviews,
ca. 1974-1981.
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| Summary: | Includes a draft contents page for 'North', drafts of the poems, some of which were subsequently collected in 'North' and 'Stations', notably 'Slaughterhouse', ['Flanders'], 'Kernes', 'Northern Humour', 'A Constable Calls', The Sabbath Breakers', 'The Fall of Rome', 'Ballad', 'The Last Romantics', 'Romanist', 'The Waterbabies', 'Sweet William' and A Son'. Also included are drafts of Heaney's reviews of David Jones 'The Sleeping Lord' (draft dated 24/4/1974 and later published in 'The Spectactor'), an edition of Patrick Kavanagh's 'Collected Poems' (draft dated 29 April 1974) and P.V. Glob's 'The Mound People'. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Manuscript annotations on front cover read 'Bits of North Stations Beowulf Reviews'. Taken from a file originally marked as 'North' by Heaney. 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: 1 item more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
