Denis Florence MacCarthy Papers, 1845-1882

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Denis Florence MacCarthy Papers, 1845-1882

Denis Florence MacCarthy Papers, 1845-1882

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Denis Florence MacCarthy, Irish poet and translator of Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681), lived most of his life in Dublin, where he was born and educated. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, the and several political associations. His career started in the 1840's with his contributions to and the publication of (1846), which he edited. In 1853, he began his translations of Calderon. Mystics, The Nation The Poets and Dramatists of Ireland The collection consists of about 150 letters to MacCarthy, handwritten and published versions of poems and other writings by MacCarthy, a diary MacCarthy kept on a trip to Paris in 1878, and other items. Most of the letters are from fellow scholars, and publishers in Dublin and other parts of Ireland, London, and continental Europe. There are several letters from the United States and also from Bombay, India. The correspondence concerns MacCarthy's works and shows the high esteem his correspondents accorded him. There is no family correspondence in this collection, although letters contain references to MacCarthy's wife and family.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.