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Fair typescript draft of Persephone by Jenny Joseph

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MS. 21785
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Fair typescript copy of Persephone by Jenny Joseph. Paginated, with two manuscript quotes at beginning.

With Joanna S. Rose's corrected printout copy of essay 'The Truths of the Myth: Jenny Joseph's Persephone [by Vasily Rudick], n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1986

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 21785].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 21785

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21785

Abstract

Fair typescript draft of Persephone by Jenny Joseph, c.1986.

Biographical / Historical

Jenny Joseph (1932-2018) was a poet and writer, who studied at St Hilda's College in Oxford. In 1986, she won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction for her experimental fiction work Persephone.

For full biographical information, see entry Joseph, Jenny (1932–2018), poet, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Bodleian Libary by Emily Rose, daughter of Joanna S. Rose, 2022.

Bibliography

  • Jenny Joseph, Persephone (Bloodaxe Books, Newcastle, 1986).
Title
Catalogue of fair typescript draft of Persephone by Jenny Joseph, c.1986 CMD ID 21785
Status
Published
Author
Rachael Marsay
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest

Repository Details

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