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- 040-001957581
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- 032-001957482
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000671.0x0002e9
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Raine Papers. Vol. lxxxv. Notebook of essays and poems; circa 1985.
305 x 210 mm.
1. ff. 1r-24r. Essay entitled 'The Suffering of Blake's Job' (ff.1-17 written on rectos only, 18-19 rectos and versos, 20-24 rectos only).
2. ff. 1v-8v (versos only). Review of A Holy tradition of Working: passages from the writings of Eric Gill (Ipswich, circa 1983).
3. ff. 9v-11r (versos only). 'New Introduction for Blake's Eye of the Imagination'.
4. ff. 11v -15v (versos only). Draft letter to Mrs. Jayakar of the High Commission, New Delhi, concerning the foundation of a centre for 'Traditional Studies' to counter the spread of Western materialism.
5. f. 16v. Brief account of the work of Marco Pallis, writer and poet.
6. ff. 17, 20-21 (versos only). Poem entitled 'Words of Wisdom'.
7. ff. 22-24? (versos only). Poem entitled 'Freedom'.
8. ff. 24-26 (versos only). Review of John Drew's India and the Romantic Imagination (Oxford, 1987).
9. ff. 25-45. Essay entitled 'Blake's Vision of the Last Judgement'.
10. f. 27v. Untitled poem beginning 'My friend a prince of Rama's dynasty of the sun…'
11. ff. 28-30, 32 (versos only). Poem entitled 'Time-Lay' written in memory of Tambimuttu.
12. f. 31v. Revision of 'Words of Wisdom' [?]
13. ff. 33-34 (versos only). Untitled poem beginning 'What word from imagined paradise…'.
14. ff. 35, 39-41 (versos only). Untitled poem in two parts, beginning 'So late, for whom, to whom do I speak…'
15. f. 42v. Poem entitled 'Hymn to the Sun'
16. ff. 45v-46r. Revision of 'Words of Wisdom' [?]
17. ff. 46v-48v. Poem entitled 'Freedom'
18. ff. 49v-51r. Poem entitled 'Time-Lay'.
19. ff. 51-52r. Poem beginning 'What word from imagined Paradise…'.
20. ff. 52r-59r (52-55 rectos and versos, 56-59 rectos only.) Retrospective analysis of Raine's poetry prompted by the suggestion of publishing a 'Selected Poems'.
21. ff. 56-59 (versos only), 60-61 (rectos and versos). Untitled poem beginning 'What can I tell you, future ones…'. Part II of a longer unidentified poem.
22. ff. 58v-59r. Unidentified notes.
23. f. 61v. Untitled poem beginning 'I am become a stranger to my dreams…'
24. f. 62r-67r. Poem entitled 'Hymn to the Sun'.
25. ff. 67v-70r. Essay on language, the soul and the role of the poet.
26. ff. 70v-79r. Parts III and IV of 'Hymn to the Sun' [?].
27. ff. 79v-80r. Tribute to Liam Miller, publisher, [1987?].
28. ff. 81r-84v. Poem entitled 'Unending Time', later 'Hymn to Time'.
29. ff. 85r-154r. Essay on Raine's experience of India.
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30. ff. 155v-156r. Untitled poem beginning 'Another time I was a stranger…', possibly a continuation of item 31.
31. ff. 156v-158r. Poem headed 'III' beginning 'Garden I haunt in dream…'
32. ff. 158v-160v. Poem entitled 'Air'.
33. ff. 160v-161r. Poem beginning 'Though I have wandered…'.
34. ff. 161v-162r. Poem entitled 'Rescued Again'.
35. ff. 162v-164r. Poem entitled 'The Face of the Buddha'.
36. ff. 164v-167r, 168r and 171r. Poem entitled 'Hope'.
37. ff. 167v, 169r. Poem entitled 'Departure and Return'.
38. ff. 168v, 169v-171v Poem entitled 'Sending Christmas Cards'.
39. f. 172r. Poem headed '2', beginning 'Not tonight, I am too tired…'.
40. ff. 172v-175r. Poem entitled 'Fire'.
41. ff. 175v-180r. Parts II and III of a longer unidentified poem [possibly that beginning 'What is Hades but memory…' (see item 42)]; part II begins 'Time, kind taker-away' and part III 'Time, I have bathed my feet in your sacred river…'
42. ff. 180v-191v. Untitled poem beginning 'What is Hades but memory…'.
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- 032-001957482
036-001957579
040-001957581 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88675-88853 : Kathleen Raine Papers88675-88853. Papers of Kathleen Raine (b. 1908, d. 2003), poet; late 19th century - 2003, n.d. Partly…
Add MS 88758-88797 : B. Literary and Critical Works Notebooks 88758-88778. Raine Papers. Vols. lxxxiv-civ. Raine's notebooks contain drafts…
Add MS 88759 : Raine Papers. Vol. lxxxv. Notebook of essays and poems; circa 1985. 305 x 210 mm. 1. ff. 1r-24r. Essay entitled 'The Suffering… - Hierarchy:
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1980
- End Date:
- 1990
- Date Range:
- c 1985
- Era:
- CE
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