W. B. Yeats: A Census of the Manuscripts / Edition 1

by Conrad A. Balliet, Christine Mawhinney

Overview

This title, first published in 1990, is a census of the manuscripts of William Butler Yeats. The census includes not only his books, plays and poetry but also the whereabouts of many of Yeats’s letters and speeches, and will be of particular interest to students of literature.

For further reading please refer to Conrad A. Balliet’s chapter ‘A Supplement to W. B. Yeats: A Census of the Manuscripts’ in Richard J. Finnerman’s (Editor) Yeats: An Annual of Critical and Textual Studies (Volume XIII, 1995, The University of Chicago Press).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138201200
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2016
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: W. B. Yeats , #1
Pages:	548
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; How to Use this Census; Manuscripts; Books; Inscriptions; Letters; Miscellany; Other Authors; Plays; Poems; Poems, Unpublished; Prose; Speeches; Libraries and Other Owners; Appendix; Bibliography; Indexes

Editorial Reviews

The 7,000 manuscripts--in Yeats' handwriting--include poems, plays, prose, letters, diaries, and journals, as well as galley proofs, texts, and books with revisions, notes, and inscriptions. Each entry is followed by a description of its location, including address and contact person. Although the focus is on holdings in libraries and other public institutions, private holdings are listed when the information is available. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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