Stephen Spender, 1944
Scope and Contents
A manuscript copy of the poem “Song” in the hand of English poet Stephen Spender. A heading preceding the work reads “Song, by Stephen Spender (Inscribed for C.H. Peacock, March 1944)”. There are several very small deviations (mostly punctuation) from the published version of the poem. 2 pages.
Dates
- 1944
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Sir Stephen Harold Spender (1909-1995) was an English poet, novelist, and essayist, known for his work related to social justice. Spender was part of the Auden Group, and was friendly with noted poets and writers of the era including W.B. Yeats, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Hughes, and T.S. Eliot, as well as members of the Bloomsbury Group. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate in 1965.
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