Poetry and prose drafts by Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Scope & Content:
Autograph and typescript drafts of poetry and prose written by the couple and sent to Olwyn Hughes. Includes a partial play draft and some unpublished poetry by Hughes.
Poetry drafts sent by Plath to Olwyn Hughes, as follows - 1. 'Spinster' and 'Mad Maudlin': both were published in The Colossus (1960). The first differs slightly from the published version and the second was published simply as 'Maudlin' 2. 'Nocturne' and 'Departure of the ghost': published i...
Includes poetry and prose drafts some of which are unpublished as follows - Poetry: 1. 'Tolstoy at Emmanus in November': published in Lupercal under the title 'November'. There is some slight textual variation from the published version. 2. 'Holy City' and 'The Sense of History': both were p...