Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of poems by Edwin Muir., 1942-1959, undated.
Scope and Contents
The single poems are arranged in the order in which they appear in Edwin Muir's ‘Collected poems’, 1963. They are followed (folio 80) by 'A Righteous Man' and "The Breaking' (published in the ‘Times Literary Supplement’, 21 December 1979, page 158), ‘The Christmas' (from ‘One foot in eden’, 1956), and pages containing more than one poem and drafts of unidentified works. Finally there is the corrected typescript of 'The Return', a verse drama on the return of Odysseus (folio 99).
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1959, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
114 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Arrangement
114 folios.
Bibliography
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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