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Hebrew Language Course Materials
c.1970-1973
Papers relating to a course in Hebrew language undertaken by Silkin at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Includes a spiral-bound reporter's notebook with Silkin's ms notes on vocabulary; a bookli...
Course Notes (Italian Language)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1959-1960
Duplicated hand-outs and Jon Silkin's ms notes for a course on Italian language undertaken at the University of Leeds; and a bound notebook containing Silkin's ms notes on Italian language, literaetur...
My Father's Language: Drafts and Workings
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1988-1989
Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the poem 'My Father's Language' (or 'My Father's Language was German'), including drafts titled 'A Language We Can Use,' 'Using the Idea,' 'Asking for Help,'...
Poem Drafts (5)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1990-1991
Ms and typescript drafts of and workings towards three poems published in 'The Lens-Breakers': - In Two Spaces(including drafts titled Two Spaces and At Any Time) - Translated from the Gaelic
Poetry Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1958-1998
This subfonds contains items relating to Jon Silkin's work on translating poetry into English from languages including Hebrew and Japanese. As such it includes ms and typescript drafts, workings and t...
Rosenberg Dissertation
1987
Copy of Andrea Nixon's word-processed undergraduate dissertation 'Isaac Rosenberg: Language and Symbolism' (School of English, University of Durham, 1987). The dissertation is accompanied by a coverin...
Letters to Jon Silkin
6 August 1974
1 typescript letter to Jon Silkin from K. Ferres, Secretary of the English Language and Literature Association at James Cook University of North Queensland Union. The letter relates to Silkin's 3-mont...
Poem Drafts and Workings (12)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1991-1993
Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the following poems: - A tram runs, and the soft flesh spills itself ... - A black sun streams its fresh medicinal ... - Praising a Woman (i.e. A Quaker's ...
Translations from Hebrew
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1958-1997
Papers relating to Silkin's work on translating modern Hebrew poets into English, including David Rokeah, Natan Zach and Amir Gilboa. Includes ms and typescript drafts and translations of various poet...
Poems and Drafts (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1989-1990
Ms and typescript drafts of the following poems: - Abandoned (including drafts titled Daughter Abandoned and Abandoned Daughter) - The Gallovidian Martyrs Were Drowned For Their Faith, the Robin Te...
New Poems 1992 -
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1992-1993
This file contains a set of photocopied typescript poems apparently selected by Silkin for a new poetry collection. The poems are: - My Grandmother's Gift - My Father's Mother - The Fathers - The...
Poems and Drafts (5)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1989-1990
Typescript (some annotated) and photocopied drafts and clean copies of the following poems: - Daughter Abandoned - Chrysalid - A Tyrant Changes the Body - In Her Daughter's House (including draft...