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Translations

1865-1875

Translations of poetry and prose by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, who was fluent in Italian, French and German.

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Title: Translation

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 175- or 176- ?

Manuscript: Lt 99

Contents: A translation of preceding Latin lines, humorously suggesting that a reason to drink can always be found.

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Poetry Translations

1978 - 2009

Material relating to various translations of Harrison's work. Files include correspondence with translators, publishers, academics and others, drafts of translations, press cuttings, journals and asso...

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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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Verses and translations

Turner, Tom (1870-1950)

1901

Includes translations of Paul Verlaine, Gérard De Nerval and Stéphané Mallarmé.

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Translations and letters

1950-1959

Translation of 'Der Moderne Tanz' by Lämmer, plus correspondence between Laban and Maja and Albrecht Knust"

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Translations of Reviews

1920-1929

Translations of reviews of Laban performances in the 1920s

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Translated transcription

Oct 1954

Handwritten transcribed extracts from two of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello's notebooks by Donna Nerina Medici di Marignano Gigliucci, one of the donors of the collection, translated into English.

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Control : a translation

Bush, John Carder

c1974

A poem.

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On translating Homer

Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888); Newman, Francis William (1805-1897)

"With F.W. Newman's ̀€Homeric translation' and Arnold's ̀€Last words'" -- t.p.

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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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