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(95) The Eloquence of Symbols; (96) Hume and the Heroic Portrait

MS. Wind 120

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Title

(95) The Eloquence of Symbols; (96) Hume and the Heroic Portrait

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MS. Wind 120

Summary

Folder 1: Early drafts and notes for essay volume, working title The Eloquence of Symbols. Studies in Humanist Art, c. 1952-1955; correspondence with Doubleday & Co., Curtis Brown and others, early enquiries and negotiations about publishing the essay volume, 1954-1964. [IV, 58, i-ii; WIND 126]

Folder 2: Correspondence Margaret Wind with The Clarendon Press (later Oxford University Press) and others about publishing (95) The Eloquence of Symbols, 1971-1982. Includes a draft by Charles Mitchell for the introduction, and related correspondence, 1980, and correspondence relating to a grant from the Louise Crane Foundation towards publication costs, 1980-1981. Also includes correspondence about publishing (96) Hume and the Heroic Portrait. [IV, 58, iii+iv; WIND 126]

Folder 3: Correspondence Margaret Wind with Oxford University Press, Jaynie Anderson and others about publishing The Eloquence of Symbols and Hume and the Heroic Portrait, 1983-1986. Also includes some correspondence relating to a possible German edition, 1987. [IV, 58, v-vi; WIND 126]

Date

c. 1952-1987

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (3 folders)

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Edgar Wind Papers

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