Add MS 88779

Raine Papers. Vol. cv (ff. ). Essays on the nature and role of poetry; [1977?]-[1999?] , n.d.

1. Sophia Perennis, vol. 3 no. 2 [1977?], featuring, 'Premises and Poetry'.

2. 'Poetry and the Frontiers of Consciousness'; [1985?]. Discusses the motivation and inspiration of the poet and the visionary role of poetry.

3. 'Nature: House of the Soul'; late 1980s. Two drafts, the earlier of which is entitled, 'Nature and the Poet'; both annotated, 'Cancelled draft'. Published in Temenos 9.

4. 'Poetry as Prophecy'; The article was published in Temenos 11 (1990).

5. Speech for La Maison de la Poésie; [1999?]. Versions in English and French.

6. 'Is there a Normal Society?'; n.d. Discusses conceptions of time and 'states' of man in poetry. Annotated 'published in [ ]'s Festschrift'. Incomplete.

7. Article on the relationship of poetry to nature and the soul in a materialist world, n.d.

8. 'The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet'; n.d. Two drafts. The first draft is annotated 'Old draft', the second lacks its first folio.

9. 'Traditional Poetry as Language of the Soul'; n.d. Lecture delivered in India or to an Indian audience; discusses the role of poetry in society, the differing attitudes of the East and West and the spiritual source of the poet's inspiration. Formerly entitled, 'Human Values and Sacred Tradition: The Part of the Poet'.

10. 'What is the Use of Poetry?'; n.d.

11. Fragment of an essay on the poetry of primitive peoples.