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- Record Id:
- 040-001977769
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001977765
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001408.0x0000f2
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- Add MS 83687
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Hughes-Baskin Papers. Vol. iv (ff. 193). Poetical drafts of Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin, including some of Sylvia Plath; 1958-1971. Mostly typewritten, partly photocopied and printed.
1. ff. 1-5. Typewritten drafts by Plath, sent to Esther and Leonard Baskin; 24 May 1958. Includes 'Sow', 'The Earthenware Head', 'Black Rook in Rainy Weather', 'November Graveyard, Haworth' and 'The End of the Weekend', all published in The Colossus (1960).
2. ff. 6-12. Typewritten drafts by Plath, including 'Aftermath', 'Snakecharmer', 'Sculptor', 'Hardcastle Crags', and 'Green Rock Winthrop Bay' from The Colossus (1960) and by Hughes, including 'The Retired Colonel', Esther's Tomcat', 'Pike', 'Sunstroke' and 'Roosting Hawk' from Lupercal (1960); 28 April 1959.
3. ff. 13-14. Printing of Hughes's 'Roosting Hawk' in Grecourt Review, presented to Esther and Leonard Baskin; 7 July 1959.
4. ff. 15-16. Printing of Plath's 'Sculptor' in Grecourt Review, dedicated and presented to Leonard Baskin; 7 July 1959.
5. f. 17. Autograph draft of Hughes's 'Snowdrop'; November 1959.
6. ff. 18-63. Typewritten draft of Hughes's radio play, The Wound, produced by Douglas Cleverdon and first broadcast on 1 February 1962; January 1962.
7. ff. 64-71. Photocopied typewritten drafts of poems from Plath's Ten Poems; [1963].
8. ff. 72-127. Typewritten drafts of Hughes's translation, Seneca's Oedipus, with inscription from Hughes to Leonard and Lisa Baskin; 19 March 1968.
9. ff. 128-169. Proof copy of Crow, with envelope; December 1968.
10. ff. 170. Rejected cover design for the Faber edition of Crow; 1969.
11. ff. 171-178. Typewritten drafts (carbon copies) and off-prints from Crow; circa1970.
12. ff. 179-184. Printed drawings by Baskin for Crow, with envelope; 1971.
13. ff. 185-193. Typewritten drafts (carbon copies) of Hughes's Shakespeare and the Dragon: A Poem in Three Parts; [1970/1971].
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001977765
040-001977769 - Is part of:
- Add MS 83684-83698 : HUGHES-BASKIN PAPERS 83684-83698. Correspondence and literary manuscripts of Edward (Ted) James Hughes, poet (b.1930, d.1998)…
Add MS 83687 : Hughes-Baskin Papers. Vol. iv (ff. 193). Poetical drafts of Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin, including some of Sylvia Plath;… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001977765[0004]/040-001977769
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 83684-83698
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1958
- End Date:
- 1971
- Date Range:
- 1958-1971
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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