III.v.2. Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'The Testament of Cresseid',

2000.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Contributors: Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506?
Summary:Includes drafts dated 26 and 29 December 2000. On the verso of manuscript drafts are typescript drafts of his poems 'Arion', 'The Bereaved', 'Electric Light', and 'Glanmore Ecologue', and a letter to Heaney, dated 7 November 2000.
In collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format: Manuscript
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Notes:Heaney's 'The Testament of Cresseid, a retelling of Robert Henryson's poem' was published by the Enitharmon Press in 2004; 'The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables' was published by Faber and Faber in 2009.

Taken from a folder originally marked as 'Henryson' 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: 25 pages.

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds