Fair typescript draft of Persephone by Jenny Joseph
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].
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).
Subject
- 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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