Typescript, with holograph amendments, of a lecture by Seamus Heaney, 'Fretwork: On Translating Beowulf'
(fols. 49-65) Typescript, with holograph amendments, of a lecture by Seamus Heaney, ‘Fretwork: On Translating Beowulf’, delivered to the Friends of the Bodleian, 23 Jan. 1998.
Dates
- Creation: 23 Jan 1998
Extent
25 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6043, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6043, fols. 49-65
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10968
Abstract
Typescript, with holograph amendments, of a lecture by Seamus Heaney, ‘Fretwork: On Translating Beowulf’.
Biographical / Historical
Seamus Justin Heaney (1939-2013) was an Irish poet, playwright, translator and lecturer from Northern Ireland. He served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry (1989-1994).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Seamus Heaney, 1998.
Physical Facet
Contained within a guardbook of literary letters and manuscripts, 17th-21st cent.
Subject
- Title
- Typescript, with holograph amendments, of a lecture by Seamus Heaney, 'Fretwork: On Translating Beowulf'
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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