Typewritten copy, probably by Éditions Guernica, of the text, with manuscript amendments by Dale. The text of ‘Hell’ was sent by Éditions Guernica but is not in the collection.
Revised word-processed draft of the whole work, including the original French, incorporating all amendments, with the copyright date 2000. Paginated in manuscript.
Word-processed ‘First uncorrected proof only’, with an accompanying letter from Peter Jay of Anvil Press and queries to be checked on a typed list and indicated by self-adhesive labels, and with manuscript amendments by Dale and the copy editor. Including the original French texts. Printed on the...
'Poems of François Villon: the Legacy, the Testament & other poems of François Villon', translated by Peter Dale
Scope & Content:
Drafts and proofs towards a revised second impression of the Legacy, the Testament & Other Poems of François Villon published as Poemsof François Villon: the Legacy, the Testament & Other Poems of François Villon (London: Anvil Press Poetry, 2001). With other related papers.
Word-processed text of the whole work, prepared by Anvil Press and sent to Dale with a covering letters from Peter Jay of 17 Apr and 8 May 1996. With manuscript amendments and highlighted sections made over the following months. As Jay notes in his letter, the leaves which should have been of can...