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Total number of records: 113

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correspondence21
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italian poetry 20th century translations into english7
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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)70
Brown, Merle E (1925-)1
Glover, Jon1
Hamburger, Michael (1924-2007)1
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Silkin, Jon, 1930-19971
Smith, Ken (1938-2003)1

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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