Thomas Love Peacock, 19th century
Scope and Contents
A large folded sheet of paper containing the Welsh poem known as Kanu Ygwynt or “Song of the Wind” from the early medieval Book of Taliesin alongside a literal translation by English poet Thomas Love Peacock as published in The Halliford Edition of the Works of Thomas Love Peacock by H.F.B. Brett-Smith & C.E. Jones, Volume VIII (1934). A note on the verso suggests this is Peacock’s own hand. A second note in pencil reads “22 Bathwick Hill Bath” and may provide some hint toward provenance.
Dates
- 19th century
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866) was an English novelist, poet, and an official of the East India Company.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu