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1934

Brown, Wayne

c.1971-1973

This file contains: - 45 transcripts of notices and articles concerning the Manleys from the Jamaica Gleaner including reviews of music recitals written by Norman Manley. - Transcript of a letter t...

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Elizabeth Cook correspondence and papers

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

Comprises papers relating to the published work 'Achilles' including correspondence; hardback notebook, folders with cuttings and research material; material relating to performance history, including...

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Poems 1914-1934

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Read, Piers Paul (1941-)

1934 - 1984

This file contains material relating to Herbert Read's 'Poems 1914-1934'. It includes an untitled typescript carbon copy, with covering letter, and a letter from Piers Paul Read to Benedict Read expla...

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Poems 1914-1934

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1935

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The best poems of 1934

Auden, W H (1907-1973); Eliot, T S (1888-1965); Frost, Robert (1874-1963); Orwell, George (1903-1950); Moult, Thomas (1885-1974)

1934

Includes works by W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Eric Blair (George Orwell), among others.

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Drafts of Achilles

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

Includes drafts of sections of 'Achilles' including 'Relay', 'Vulnerary', 'Flame/Helen', 'Urn', 'Polyxena' and early drafts of 'Pater' and 'The Choice'.

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Research material for Achilles

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

Includes 3 hardback notebooks and 1 softback notebook with ms. notes. There are also newspaper cuttings relating to medieval and classical subjects, typescript papers and manuscript papers.

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Correspondence relating to Achilles

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

Includes correspondence with Methuen, the publisher of 'Achilles', and with poets, academics and writers.

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Papers relating to the performance of Achilles

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1986-2003

'Achilles' was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2000. These papers include a recording of 'Achilles', flyers, an interleaved script and performance text.

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Papers relating to 'The Founding of Rome'

Cook, Elizabeth (1952-)

1985-1986

Work on 'The Founding of Rome' preceded 'Achilles' but was never published. Comprises narratives written as part of the 'Founding of Rome' proposal including 'Iphigeron', 'The Land of the One-Eyed Gi...

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Title: Hezekiah's thanksgiving for his recovery from sickness. Isaiah 38th, a

pindarick ode

Author: Anonymous

Attribution: [Bible]

Date(s): 174- or 175- ?

Manuscript: Lt 45

Contents: Religious poem, King Hezekiah's song of thanksgiving and praise of God after

recovery from the illness from which he had expected to die; paraphrasing

Isaiah 38.10-20

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