I.vi.5. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, some of which were collected in 'North' ,
ca. 1972-1973.
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| Summary: | Includes typescript and manuscript drafts of worksheets with drafts of poems 'Tete Coupee' (collected as 'Strange Fruit' in 'North'), 'A Guardian' (collected as 'Sunlight' in 'North'), 'Funeral Rites', 'The Buried Life' (revised and collected as Section VI in 'Bone Dreams'), 'Mossbawn 1. The Townland as Poem', 'She Dreams an Ulster Cenotaph' (alternatively titled as 'She Dreams an Ulster Tombstone' in file), 'Bone Dreams', 'Viking Dublin: Trial Pieces', 'Exposure' (draft dated 28 Nov. 1973), 'Punishment', 'Speirbhean' (with drafted dated 24 Dec 1972 and alternatively titled as 'Dark Rosaleen' in file), 'Come to the Bower', 'Hercules and Antaeus', 'Antaeus's Future' (published as 'Antaeus' in 'North'), 'Fosterage' and 'Tillage'. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Taken from a folder 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: 53 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
