II. Prose,
1970-2005.
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| Summary: | Contains notebooks and manuscript and typescript worksheets with drafts of Heaney's prose writings, including his critical essays, reviews and articles for various newspapers and journals. Also included are drafts of lectures on poetry and drama which he wrote and delivered as Professor of Poetry at Oxford (1989-1994), drafts of his obituary of poet Joseph Brodsky (written for the 'New York Times') and some early prose pieces which touch on his impressions on living in California and thought on politics in Northern Ireland in the early 1970's. The notebooks also contain some draft poems. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | 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: 87 folders more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds II.i. Miscellaneous prose writings. II.ii. 'Preoccupations'. II.iii. 'The Government of the Tongue. II.iv. 'The Redress of Poetry'. II.v. 'Finder's Keepers'. |
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MS 49,493/141-202 |
Manuscripts Reading Room |
Manuscripts |
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