A transcript of Robert Bridges' Eros and Psyche

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MS. Eng. poet. d. 213

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A transcript of Robert Bridges’ Eros and Psyche, written partly by himself and partly by his wife, Mary Monica Bridges, 1884-1885. A brief note in Latin by Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1885 is on p. 158.

Dates

Creation: 1884-1885

Extent

170 pages

Language of Materials

English
Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. d. 213, fols. 1-2].

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MS. Eng. poet. d. 213

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21270

Additional Description

Abstract

A transcript of Robert Bridges’ Eros and Psyche.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930) was Poet Laureate 1913-1930. For more details see Dictionary of National Biography.

(Mary) Monica Bridges (1863-1949) was the wife of the poet laureate, Robert Bridges. They married in 1884 and she assisted her husband in all his work, editing his essays after his death. For further details see the National Dictionary of Biography.