Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
Dates
- Existence: 1895-07-24 - 1985-12-07
Biography
British poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
"A Postscript" by Laura (Riding) Jackson, Autumn
Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.
Draft Letter from L. (R.) J. [Laura Jackson] to The Editor of The New York Review of Books, Undated
"...Mr. Paul Auster's review of two books of mine in your issue of August 7th: Communicated views of it of friends, communicated to me., impressed on me the need of comment. One thought it 'rather nice'."
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"I pause over one of Mr. Auster's historical touches, reference to Robert Graves telling of Auden for his imitations of me. That is retrospective self-preening. Auden's takings from me were Gargantuan, rather comically assiduous."
Draft Letter from Laura (Riding) Jackson to The Editor of The Times Literary Supplement, 1976-01
Graves, Robert
Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.
Lehane, Jerry C., 1956 - 1966
Exchange between Ellmann and Lehane.
Letter and Ad Clipping from Laura Jackson to Michael Blechner, 1976-09-17
Letter from Ellsworth Mason to Laura Jackson, 1971-02-02
"It was my Graves collection, however, which is my personal collection and quite good, that led me to a particular interest in the Seizin Press. Until this time, I had known of you only superficially."
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"I am most anxious to have established, and in full form, so complete as humans can make it in retrospect, the complete list of your writings, if you can find it in your time to help me."
Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1971-07-18
"In addition to the titles of your works that you list in your letter, my notes say that I am missing the following:"
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"While on these themes, here is a list of the reprints of your works offered in Books In Print this year:"
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"The Shout is available in 4 books:"
"Until they are collated, one cannot say whether this strange and not entirely successful story has been altered in successive versions.
Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-06-15
"...not to hold you up, I answer your questions about FOCUS. There is no Seizin press imprint on the numbers..."
"There is no information justifying Higginson's calling Graves' contributions to numbers I, II, III, and IV "Letters" or "Letters from Deya"."