I.vii.2. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poems for possible inclusion in the collection 'Field Work',

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Includes annotated typescript drafts of possible contents pages, and drafts of the poems 'An Afterwards', 'Field Work', 'The Singer's House', 'Underground', 'In Memoriam Francis Ledwidge', 'Oysters', 'A Drink of Water', 'Weather', 'What Will Become of Us' (revised and collected as 'Triptych'), 'Triptych', 'September Song', 'Elegy', 'Ugolino' (photocopy with mss annotations), 'Polder', 'The Guttural Muse', 'Song', 'A Postcard From North Antrim', 'The Strand at Lough Beg' and 'In Memoriam Sean O'Riada'.

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Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Format: MANUSCRIPT
Subjects:
English poetry > Irish authors > 20th century
Notes:Taken from a file originally marked as 'Field Work' by Heaney.

'Underground'was published in 'Thames Poetry' (Feb., 1981) and subsequently revised and collected in 'Station Island' (1984)

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: 60 pages; 2 folders.

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds
Contained in: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
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I.vii.2. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poems for possible inclusion in the collection 'Field Work',

[n.d.]
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In Collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Description:Includes annotated typescript drafts of possible contents pages, and drafts of the poems 'An Afterwards', 'Field Work', 'The Singer's House', 'Underground', 'In Memoriam Francis Ledwidge', 'Oysters', 'A Drink of Water', 'Weather', 'What Will Become of Us' (revised and collected as 'Triptych'), 'Triptych', 'September Song', 'Elegy', 'Ugolino' (photocopy with mss annotations), 'Polder', 'The Guttural Muse', 'Song', 'A Postcard From North Antrim', 'The Strand at Lough Beg' and 'In Memoriam Sean O'Riada'.
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Extent:60 pages; 2 folders.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,493/48 (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.