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For the Unfallen: Poems
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1953-1956
Largely clean copies of 11 poems, 9 of which were published in 'For the Unfallen'. Many of the poems are dated. - Gideon at the Well, 1953 (published in Oxford Poetry 1954; not collected in For the ...
Genesis
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1952
Photocopies of drafts of 'Genesis', including 6 ff photocopied ms drafts and 3 ff photocopied typescript drafts with ms revisions. The typescript drafts are dated 1952 and have the title 'Genesis. A B...
Reviews of For the Unfallen
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1959
Photocopies of reviews of 'For the Unfallen' by W.H. Auden (1959); and A. Alvarez from 'The Observer' (25 October 1959). There is also a copy of the 'New Statesman' for 31 October 1959 with a review b...
Proof of Preghiere
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1964
This file contains a proof of 'Preghiere' with Geoffrey Hill's ms corrections. The proof comprises of printed pages attached to plain paper with sellotape, and held together as a pamphlet with cotton.
Reviews of Preghiere
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1964
This file contains a copy of the 'New Statesman' week-end review (24 July 1964) with a review by Christopher Ricks of Preghiere on pp. 123-124; and a copy of 'The Listener' (July 23 1964) with a revie...
Index Cards
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1968-1972
Box of 8" x 5" index cards. The majority of cards contain ms notes and bibliographical references in Hill's hand, many of which appear to relate to background research for his 'Mercian Hymns' (e.g. th...
Mercian Hymns: Printer's Copy
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1966-1967
This file contains a complete typescript draft of the collection 'Mercian Hymns', including title-page, publishing information, table of contents, and acknowledgments (40 ff). The draft is marked up i...
Proofs of Mercian Hymns
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1966-1967
This file contains photocopies of 2 sets of proofs for Geoffrey Hill's poetry collection 'Mercian Hymns.'The first set includes a photocopied page from C.H. Sisson's 'Essays' (privately printed by Sis...
Reviews of Mercian Hymns
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1971
This file contains copies of reviews of Geoffrey Hill's 'Mercian Hymns.' Includes a photocopy of a review by Christopher Ricks from 'The Listener' (26 August 1971); and photocopies of reviews from 'Th...
Ad Incensum Lucernae
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1973-1980
This file contains items relating to the cantata 'Ad Incensum Lucernae', composed by James Brown with words by Geoffrey Hill between 1973 and 1974. It was written for the University of Leeds' centenar...
Tenebrae: Draft Collection
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1977-1978
Largely clean typescript draft of Geoffrey Hill's poetry collection 'Tenebrae'. Includes title-page, epigraph, poems in the order in which they appear in the published work, and acknowledgments. The p...
Proofs of Tenebrae
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1977-1978
This file contains proofs for the collection 'Tenebrae', with Geoffrey Hill's ms corrections and ms mark-up for the printer. The proofs do not include a contents page: this is supplied as typescript, ...