Letters from Oxford writers relating to an exhibition held in the Bodleian Library
The exhibition was entitled, 'Oxford Writers, 1914-1977'. The material includes (fol. 15) a draft of a poem by Peter Levi, "I will reverence you...", 1955, and drafts and proofs of poems printed in Six Oxford Poets (Oxford, 1977), comprising:
- (fols. 55, 62) Elizabeth Jennings, 'A Beggar's Song', holograph draft and corrected proof
- (fols. 56, 59, 63) Sally Purcell, 'Initiation', typescript, corrected proof and signed proof
- (fols. 57, 64) Francis Warner, 'Sonnet', typescript and corrected proof
- (fol. 58) Jon Stallworthy, "A poem is...", uncorrected proof
- (fol. 65) Anne Stevenson, "Myth", corrected proof.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1978
Extent
64 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 836, fol. 1].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 836
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23566
Abstract
Letters from Oxford writers relating to an exhibition held in the Bodleian Library
Biographical / Historical
Includes literary work of Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001), poet; Peter Levi (1931-2000), poet and scholar; Sally Purcell (1944-1998), poet and translator; Jon Stallworthy (1935-2014), poet and literary scholar; Anne Stevenson (1933-2020), poet and Francis Warner (1937-2021), poet and dramatist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the library by various authors, 1977-1978.
Subject
- Jennings | Elizabeth Joan | 1926-2001 | poet (Person)
- Levi | Peter Chad Tigar | 1931-2000 | poet and scholar (Person)
- Stallworthy | John Howie (Jon) | 1935-2014 | poet and literary scholar (Person)
- Stevenson | Anne Katharine | 1933-2020 | Mrs Peter Lucas | poet (Person)
- Warner | Francis Robert Le Plastrier | 1937-2021 | poet and dramatist (Person)
- Title
- Letters from Oxford writers relating to an exhibition held in the Bodleian Library
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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