William Butler Yeats papers from the H. Lytton Wilson collection, 1896-1938.

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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. William Butler Yeats papers from the H. Lytton Wilson collection, 1896-1938.

William Butler Yeats papers from the H. Lytton Wilson collection, 1896-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/212061485

The H. Lytton Wilson Collection contains both letters and manuscripts with drafting and notations in Yeat's own hand. Of particular interest are the manuscripts from "A Vision". Divided into eight parts, these drafts give the researcher an excellent insight into Yeats's composing process. Additional manuscripts include: "Coole Park" from Dramatis Personae, "Introduction to Fighting the Waves," "The Holy Mountain," "An Irish Historical Note," "The King of the Great Clock Tower," "A Note on Louis Lambert," "Michael Robartes Foretells," "Somebody at Parnell's Funeral," and "Three Songs to the Same Tune,". The corrections and insertions vary from single letters to entire paragraphs. These manuscripts and letters are from Mrs. Wilson's time as Yeats's typist. Two letters, dated Dec. 2 and Jan. 12 (n.y.), concern Yeats's payment to her and some editing changes.

0.20 linear ft.

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