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Prose and Criticism
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1997
This subfonds contains papers relating to Jon Silkin's prose and critical work, including extensive drafts towards his critical volume, 'The Life of Metrical and Free Verse in Twentieth-Century Poetry...
Prose for Selection (1)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1980-1983
Extensive photocopied extracts from prose works and letters by around 86 authors writing during the First World War, produced to aid the selection of material for 'The Penguin Book of First World War ...
Prose for Selection (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1982-1983
Ms lists of authors and page references, and photocopied extracts from prose works and letters by 15 authors writing during the First World War produced during the process of selection of material for...
Mixed Prose and Criticism
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1995-1996
Annotated typescript drafts of Silkin's essay 'One Reader's Stand,' on reading poetry; a photocopied ts draft of the short article 'Stand Magazine: A Curious History;' ms and ts drafts of the essay 'M...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (1)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1956-1958
Ms draft book review (on verso of typed Silkin poem 'Easter Day: Victim'); first page (?) of an essay/article on the contemporary dispute in English poetry and the New Lines/Mavericks anthologies; ms ...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1956-1958
Typescript drafts of an essay/article describing Silkin's experience of working in a rope factory (accompanied by a letter addressed to Irving, suggesting that this is the first part of a longer artic...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (1)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1984-1986
Typescripts of a short item on Basil Bunting's 'Briggflatts' and a letter in response to A.S. Byatt's review of a production of Shelley's 'The Cenci' in the 'Times Literary Supplement' (May 1985); mul...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (3)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1959-1964
Annotated typescript draft translation of the Ungaretti poem 'Rivers;' typescript draft essay titled 'Journalists;' carbon copy typescript essay titled 'Readerships,' concerning audiences and the read...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (4)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1961
Ms and typescript drafts of essays and articles by Jon Silkin. Includes an ms draft of an autobiographical essay on his school days at Dolaucothi in Carmarthenshire (written partly on the versos of ty...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (5)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1953-1970
Ms and typescript drafts of essay/article concerning the use/role of poetry (Lorna Tracy's ms comments on the ts draft); ms draft chapter (?) on Siegfried Sassoon (probably for 'Out of Battle'); annot...
Mixed Prose, Criticism and Reviews
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1973-1980
This file contains ms and typescript drafts of critical essays/articles, reviews and other prose by Jon Silkin. Includes ts and copy drafts of reviews of poetry collections by Patrick Galvin (ca. 1979...
Mixed Prose and Criticism (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1980-1988
Annotated typescript drafts of Silkin's essay, 'Geoffrey Hill: My Subject was War and My Pity of It,' accompanied by typescript additions and corrections to the paper and related correspondence betwee...