III.ii.1. Incomplete manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Orpheus and Eurydice'
ca. 1992.
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| Summary: | Attached are photocopied extracts, with some manuscript annotations, from an English translation of Books VII and XIII of 'Metamorphoses'. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | 'Orpheus and Eurydice' is Heaney's translation of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' Book X and was published in 'The Midnight Verdict' (1993). Drafts filed alongside a letter to Heaney from Michael [Hofmann] dated 19 December 1992, in which he refers to Heaney's work on the 'Metamorphoses'. 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: 26 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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Manuscripts |
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