Context: II.iv.9. Manuscript and typescript drafts of the lecture 'Talking Shop 2. The Weight of Hours',

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Summary:	This lecture was delivered by Heaney in his capacity as Professor of Poetry at Oxford, but was not collected in 'The Redress of Poetry'. It relates to the poetry of John Keats, Keith Douglas, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Included is a manuscript draft, a photocopy of a manuscript draft (dated 18 October 1990), annotated typescript drafts (also dated 18 October 1990) and attached photocopies of poems by Keats, Whitman, Blake, Douglas and Yeats .
In collection:	Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 Keats, John, > 1795-1821 Dickinson, Emily, > 1830-1886 Douglas, Keith, > 1920-1944
Notes:	Taken from a file originally marked as 'Weight of Hours' 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: 117 pages. more
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds

Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Description:	This lecture was delivered by Heaney in his capacity as Professor of Poetry at Oxford, but was not collected in 'The Redress of Poetry'. It relates to the poetry of John Keats, Keith Douglas, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Included is a manuscript draft, a photocopy of a manuscript draft (dated 18 October 1990), annotated typescript drafts (also dated 18 October 1990) and attached photocopies of poems by Keats, Whitman, Blake, Douglas and Yeats .
Main Creator:	Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Language:	English
Extent:	117 pages.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 49,493/191 (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.