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Ungaretti Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1963
Ms and typescript drafts of 5 poems by Ungaretti, later published in 'Nature With Man'. The translations are accompanied by an ms note on Ungaretti in Silkin's hand, written on the verso of a letter a...
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...
Correspondence and Translations
21 February 1991 - 30 September 1997
Extensive correspondence between Tomoyuki Iino and Jon Silkin relating to their work collaborating on an anthology of modern Japanese poetry translated into English. Includes 15 ms postcards (1 in Jap...
Correspondence and Translations
7 April 1992 - 1 June 1997
Correspondence between Leith Morton and Jon Silkin relating to Morton's work on translating poems for an anthology of modern Japanese poetry in English. Includes 7 word-processed letters (3 accompanie...
Other Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1965-1992
This subseries comprises papers relating to Silkin's translating work aside from his work on Hebrew and Japanese poetry. Includes drafts and a translation of a poem from Romanian; and papers relating ...
Interview on Translation
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1983-1992
Typescript letter to Silkin from Lyuben Lyubenov, accompanying a list of 22 questions on translating poetry [late 1983?]; carbon copy typescript of Silkin's responses (3 December 1983); and a photocop...
Translation of The Silesian Weavers
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1996
Typescript and ms drafts of Silkin's translation of Heinrich Heine's poem 'The Silesian Weavers'. One of the drafts is accompanied by a letter from Ronald Blythe(?), dated 12.12.96, with his comments ...
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...
David Rokeah Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1958-1961
Papers relating to Silkin's translations of poems by David Rokeah. Includes an ms letter from Rokeah to Silkin (6 November 1958), with comments on Silkin's typescript translation of the poems 'What Ca...
Israeli and Arab Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1967
Typescript letters from Tom Maschler at Jonathan Cape to Silkin (19 January 1967), and from Silkin to Nora Smallwood at Chatto and Windus (28 January 1967), regarding the proposal for an anthology of ...
Israel: Translated MSS
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1966-1967
Ms and typescript drafts of translations of poems from Hebrew by Yechiel Mar, Anedad Eldan, Amir Gilboa, Shin Zamir, Dan Pagis, Yehuda Amichai, Aliza Tar Malka and A. Chalfi. This file also holds ts a...
Natan Zach Translations
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1967-1987
Items relating to Jon Silkin's work on translating the poetry of Natan Zach in collaboration with Zach himself. Includes a typescript letter from Silkin to Zach, dated 21 April 1970, discussing transl...