I.viii.14. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poems taken from a folder marked 'Station Island' ,

ca. 1983.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Summary:Included are worksheets containing drafts of the poems 'The First Gloss', 'Sweeney Truant', 'In Illo Tempore', 'The Master (alternatively titled as 'Sweeney as Novice' in file), 'Sweeney Entranced', 'Sweeney's Verdict on Ronan' (collected as 'The Cleric'), 'Sweeney Redivivus', 'Sweeney Recalls the Hermit Briton' (collected as 'The Hermit), 'Sweeney's Awe of the Hag', 'Sweeney Unwinds' (collected as 'Unwinding'), 'Sweeney's First Life' (alternatively titled as 'Sweeney Remembers' and collected as 'The First Kingdom'), 'Sweeney Recalls His First Flight', 'Sweeney Reminisces' (drafts dated 7 Sept 1983; alternatively titled in file as 'Sweeney Rates Himself' and collected as 'Drifting Off'), 'Sweeney in the Beech', 'Sweeney Returns', 'Sweeney Exhausted', 'Sweeney Considers His Icons (alternatively titled 'Sweeney's Gallery' in file), 'Sweeney and the Scribes (draft dated 29 Aug 1983), 'Sweeney Addresses the Bardic School', 'Sweeney's Praise an Artist', 'His Vision of the Burren', 'Sweeney's Vision of Olive Trees', 'Sweeney as Novice', 'Sweeney's Artistic Conscience', 'The Discovery of the Eel' (draft dated 8 Sept 1983) and 'His Waking Dream' (draft dated 7 Sept 1983) and 'Sweeney'.
In collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format: Manuscript
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Notes:Taken from a folder originally marked as 'Station Island' by Heaney.

With drafts dated August and September 1983.

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: 82 pages; 2 folders.

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I.viii.14. Manuscript and typescript drafts of poems taken from a folder marked 'Station Island' ,

ca. 1983.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Description:Included are worksheets containing drafts of the poems 'The First Gloss', 'Sweeney Truant', 'In Illo Tempore', 'The Master (alternatively titled as 'Sweeney as Novice' in file), 'Sweeney Entranced', 'Sweeney's Verdict on Ronan' (collected as 'The Cleric'), 'Sweeney Redivivus', 'Sweeney Recalls the Hermit Briton' (collected as 'The Hermit), 'Sweeney's Awe of the Hag', 'Sweeney Unwinds' (collected as 'Unwinding'), 'Sweeney's First Life' (alternatively titled as 'Sweeney Remembers' and collected as 'The First Kingdom'), 'Sweeney Recalls His First Flight', 'Sweeney Reminisces' (drafts dated 7 Sept 1983; alternatively titled in file as 'Sweeney Rates Himself' and collected as 'Drifting Off'), 'Sweeney in the Beech', 'Sweeney Returns', 'Sweeney Exhausted', 'Sweeney Considers His Icons (alternatively titled 'Sweeney's Gallery' in file), 'Sweeney and the Scribes (draft dated 29 Aug 1983), 'Sweeney Addresses the Bardic School', 'Sweeney's Praise an Artist', 'His Vision of the Burren', 'Sweeney's Vision of Olive Trees', 'Sweeney as Novice', 'Sweeney's Artistic Conscience', 'The Discovery of the Eel' (draft dated 8 Sept 1983) and 'His Waking Dream' (draft dated 7 Sept 1983) and 'Sweeney'.
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Extent:82 pages; 2 folders.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,493/70 (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.