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Desmond Egan Papers 3

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-890927

Content Description

Box 1 Correspondence (1987-1989) includes letters from Egan to family and letters from notables such as Samuel Beckett (photocopies), Hugh Kenner (Beckett and Ezra Pound scholar), James Laughlin (poet, founder of New Directions Publishing), James McKenna (playwright, sculptor), Patricia Rachewiltz (granddaughter of Ezra Pound), John Patrick Sullivan (author). Box 2 Manuscripts by Egan (c.1988-1989) Box 3 Published works by Egan (1987-1989) Box 4 Printed materials (articles) re Egan (1988-1989)

Dates

  • 1987 - 1989

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Desmond Egan (born 15 July, 1936 in Athlone, County Westmeath), is an Irish poet, publisher, and festival organiser. He has published over 20 collections of poetry as well as some translations of Greek plays. His own work has been translated into Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Russian. He founded The Goldsmith Press (1972); edited the quarterly magazine for the arts Era (1974-1984); and starting in 1987 he has served as artistic director of the Gerard Manley Hopkins International Festival each July in Kildare, Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia

Extent

1.05 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Document Case; 3 Hollinger Slim Document Cases (all legal size).)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Desmond Egan, 1989.

Related Materials

Related collections: Desmond Egan Papers 1 GTM-851203 Desmond Egan Papers 2 GTM-Gamms81

Title
Desmond Egan Papers 3
Status
Completed
Author
Lisette C. Matano, Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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