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Poems

Dep. c. 1103

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Title

Poems

Shelfmark

Dep. c. 1103

Summary

Manila folder entitled, 'Before 1930', containing the following poems:

'A.B.', typescript, carbon copy with manuscript correction and carbon copy

'The Anger of God', typescript

'The Arch Enemy', typescript

'Are You There?', typescript

'An Autumn Bicycle-Ride', typescript, dated, 'circa 1919'

'Awake at Night', manuscript and carbon copy of typescript, annotated, 'Published London Mercury May 1923'

'Christian Prayer', typescript

'Come Out Of Egypt', signed carbon copy of typescript

'Epithalamium', photocopy of manuscript, and an annotated typescript, with the subtitle, 'On the occasion of the marriage of two teachers in a newly-founded school'

C.S. Lewis, 'In Nuptias Daphnes et Caecilii, Epithalamion', poem in Latin, photocopy of manuscript

C.S. Lewis, 'Epithalamium', translated from the Latin by Barfield, carbon copy of manuscript

'Eve', annotated typescript, XVII is manuscript

'The Island', typescript

'June', typescript

'Lama Sabachthani', typescript, dated, 'About 1922'

'May', typescript and carbon copy

'Nobody Knows', typescript

'Oh heart of man!', manuscript, typescript, and carbon copy of a different typescript

'The Old Bottle', carbon copy of typescript with annotations

'Possession', two different manuscripts and a typescript

'A Prayer', manuscript

'Punting at Night', two typescripts, one signed, and one dated, '1919 or 1920'

'The Quality of Mercy', annotated typescript, with a fair typescript and a carbon copy

'Sleep', manuscript and typescript, dated, 'before 1923'

'Spring', annotated typescript

'Staithes', typescript

'Summer Evenings', annotated typescript

'The Thief Speaks From Paradise', corrected typescript and two fair typescripts

'Three Children', annotated typescript

untitled poem, beginning, 'Come home! The sun is off the valley', typescript, 'Brixen. April 1928'

untitled poem, beginning, 'Dear God, who made the light', manuscript and carbon copy of typescript

untitled poem, beginning, 'The Germans and the French can shout and snigger', typescript

untitled poem, beginning, 'Oh dear, I have no time to spend on', manuscript

untitled poem, beginning, 'Small, calm, stern face!', annotated typescript

untitled poem, beginning, 'Thou who didst teach this darkened mind', manuscript

folder containing poems transcribed by Maud Barfield, comprising:

'Are You There?', carbon copy of typescript and a manuscript copy by Maud

'The Coming of Whitsun', manuscript copy by Maud

'Devotion', manuscript in Barfield's hand, annotated on the verso by Maud Barfield, 1931, and a transcription by Maud

'Nobody Knows', manuscript copy by Maud

'Possession', manuscript copy by Maud

'Prologue', manuscript in Barfield's hand, annotated by Maud on the verso, 'Owen's Prologue for Roseland'

'Spring', manuscript copy by Maud

'Three Songs', part one, manuscript

untitled poem, beginning, 'dear God, who made the light', manuscript copy by Maud

Date

1919-1929

Language

English

Physical extent

1 folder

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Collection contents

Archive of (Arthur) Owen Barfield

Literary manuscripts and notes

Poetry

Poems

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