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- Record Id:
- 040-001957373
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001957232
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000671.0x000244
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Alvarez Papers. Vol. cviii. Poems, interviews, etc., by Sylvia Plath; 1951-1971, n.d. Partly French translations.
1. Miscellaneous poems; 1951-1962, n.d. Typewritten, autograph, printed and photocopies. Three of the poems were published in Lyonnesse (London: Rainbow Press, 1971), and others in periodicals as indicated.
2. 'Two lovers and a beachcomber'; [1957?]. A collection of poems marked 'Newnham College, English tripos, part II'. Photocopy of typescript.
3. 'Crossing the water'; poems composed 1960-1962, n.d. Typewritten and photocopied poems, with editorial amendments. Followed by a radio script of the poems with commentary by Ted Hughes, transmitted on B.B.C. Radio 3 on 5 July 1971. Published as a collection compiled by Ted Hughes, London: Faber and Faber, 1971.
4. 'Three women', a verse play for radio; written in 1962, transmitted on the B.B.C. Third Programme 9 June 1968. Published London: Turret, 1968. Typewritten radio script. Followed by a translation into French by Laure Vernière and Owen Leeming, published Paris: Editions des femmes, [1975]. Printed.
5. 'Winter trees'; poems composed 1962-1963, n.d. Typewritten and photocopies. Wanting the last three poems listed on the contents page. Published as a collection compiled by Ted Hughes, London: Faber and Faber, 1971.
6. B.B.C. transcription of poems and an interview with Sylvia Plath; 1963. Typewritten. Incomplete, the interview text has passages cut out for re-use elsewhere.
7. 'Ariel (for Al)'; n.d. An autograph copy dedicated to Alvarez of the title poem of the collection published London: Faber and Faber, 1965.
8. 'New poems'; n.d. Typewritten, with brief commentaries.
9 'Last words'; n.d. Galley proof, with a poem, 'Message', by John Berryman. Two copies. Printed.
10. 'A poet's view of novel writing', transcript of a radio broadcast for 'The World of Books'; transmitted on 30 June 1962. With a copy of a poem 'Magna est Veritas' by Stevie Smith. Typewritten.
11. 'Landscape of childhood', transcript of a radio broadcast for the B.B.C. Home Service; n.d. Typewritten.
12. 'Two of a kind', extract from a B.B.C. radio interview with Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath; n.d. Typewritten with MS annotations.
13. Article (?), 'The all round image'; n.d. Typewritten.
14. Translation into French of the poem 'Daddy', with a covering letter from the translator; 1967.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001957232
036-001957372
040-001957373 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88482-88611 : Alvarez Papers88482-88611. Correspondence and papers of Alfred Alvarez, known as Al Alvarez, writer, editor and critic…
Add MS 88589-88591 : H. Papers of and relating to Sylvia Plath 88589-88591. Alvarez Papers. Vols. cviii-cx. Papers of and relating to Sylvia…
Add MS 88589 : Alvarez Papers. Vol. cviii. Poems, interviews, etc., by Sylvia Plath; 1951-1971, n.d. Partly French translations.1. Miscellaneous… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001957232[0008]/036-001957372[0001]/040-001957373
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88482-88611
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1951
- End Date:
- 1971
- Date Range:
- 1951-1971
- Era:
- CE
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- Discovering literature: 20th century, (online), 25 May 2016-
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- Manuscript fair copy of Sylvia Plath's 'Ariel', dedicated to Al Alvarez -- 'The all-round image' -- Three women -- 'Two lovers and a beachcomber'. Exhibited: Discovering literature: 20th century (online), 25 May 2016-.