Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955
Dates
- Existence: 1879-10-02 - 1955-08-02
Biography
American modernist poet.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Stevens, Wallace
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.
Version 1, 1978
Version 1 of Ellmann's essay, initially titled, "Yeats and Stevens", with extensive handwritten revisions and additional text taped over text.
Version 2, 1978
Version 2 of Ellmann's essay with extensive handwritten revisions and notes. Draft begins: "Biographers assume that their subjects have essences which can be called 'characters'...."
Version 3, 1978
Version 3 of Ellmann's essay, with handwritten revisions and notes. Draft begins: "In his Principles of Psychology, William James recalls from the Martinus Scriblerus papers...."
Version 4, 1978
Version 4, marked as "corrected version 27 Feb '78", with further handwritten revisions and added text.
Version 5, 1978
Version 5 of Ellmann's essay, with handwritten corrections and possible editor's notes and queries.
Version 6, 1978
Version 6 of Ellmann's essay, with photocopied handwritten and handwritten revisions, corrections and added or excised text.
Wallace, Undated
Typed and mimeograph typed notes.
Wallace Stevens Society, The, 1977 - 1978
Welcomes Ellmann as a new Society member; offers biographical details regarding Wallace Stevens; other related topics.