II.iii.15. Typescript drafts of chapters from the essay collection 'The Government of the Tongue',

ca. 1987.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
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.

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II.iii.15. Typescript drafts of chapters from the essay collection 'The Government of the Tongue',

ca. 1987.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Description: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.
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Extent:175 pages; 3 folders.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,493/182 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 2000, the papers in this collection are in copyright. It is necessary to obtain the express permission of the copyright owner before reproducing any material from this collection.