III.v.10. Typescript drafts of the fables published in 'The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables',

ca. 2007.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Contributors: Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506?
Summary:Typescript drafts of the Prologue , 'The Cock and the Jasper', 'The Two Mice', 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Preaching of the Swallow', 'The Fox, the Wolf and the Carter', ' 'The Fox, the Wolf and the Farmer' and 'The Toad and the Mouse'. With some manuscript corrections and inclusions.
In collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format: Manuscript
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Notes:Heaney's 'The Testament of Cresseid, a retelling of Robert Henryson's poem was published by the Enitharmon Press in 2004; 'The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables' was published by Faber and Faber in 2009.

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: 185 pages.

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds