Papers of Ben Belitt, 1967-1978.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers of Ben Belitt, 1967-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32959455

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence with Norman Thomas de Giovanni concerning Belitt's translation of poetry by Jorge Luis Borges for "Selected poems: 1923-1968." With the letters are several revisions of poems translated by Belitt including "Amado Nervo," "Deaths of Buenos Aires, " "Poem of the gifts, " "Rosas, " and "To Francisco Lopez Merino." Also included is a program for a reading by di Giovanni, an introduction for di Giovanni by Belitt, and an article by di Giovanni "On translating with Borges." In addition there is some correspondence, 1978, concerning a grant application to translate Stendahl.

96 items.

eng,

spa,

University of Virginia. Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7346745

University of Virginia. Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Borges, Jorge Luís, 1899-1986

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c06zsd (person)

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was a distinguished Argentinian poet, essayist and short story writer. From the description of La lotería en Babilonia : holograph, undated. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 320956282 From the guide to the La lotería en Babilonia : holograph, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Argentine author. From the description of Antología de la Poesía Argentina Moderna [manuscrip...

Di Giovanni, Norman Thomas.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63f503g (person)

Belitt, Ben, 1911-2003

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n879q8 (person)

Poet. From the description of Reminiscences of Ben Belitt : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147329 American writer. From the description of Papers of Ben Belitt, 1967-1978. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959455 ...