In Spite
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | In Spite / Sorley's Weather |
| Notes | Entitle as 'Free Verse' in 'Over the Brazier' and 'Fairies and Fusiliers', when republished in 'The Collected Poems' 1914-1926 and 1927 the poem was retitled 'In Spite'. The bottom of the page contains a draft of 'Sorley's Weather' dated February 1917, Suzanne, Somme, France. Written below Typescript version of 'In Spite'. Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895 - 1915) was killed in the battle of Loos on 13 October 1915. Graves refers to him in Goodbye to All That' as 'one of the three poets of importance killed during the war'. (The other two were Isaac Rosenberg and Wilfred Owen). |
| Item Date | February 1917 |
| Creation place | Unknown (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Typescript |
| Content | Poem |
| Page | 2 of 2 |
| Collection ID | The Robert Graves Collection: MS 141 Box 85 |
| Repository name | University Archives, University at Buffalo |
| Repository address | State University of New York at Buffalo 420 Cappen Hall Buffalo New York State 14260-1674 USA |
| Repository URL | http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/specialcollections/ |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Filename | RGBUFBRAZ-15.jpg |
| Copyright | The Poetry Collection, The University at Buffalo / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/1124/1070 |
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | In Spite |
| Notes | Entitle as 'Free Verse' in 'Over the Brazier' and 'Fairies and Fusiliers', when republished in 'The Collected Poems' 1914-1926 and 1927 the poem was retitled 'In Spite'. |
| Item Date | October 1914 - December 1914 |
| File type | Compound Object |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Typescript |
| Content | Poem |
| Collection ID | The Robert Graves Collection: MS 141 Box 85 |
| Repository name | University Archives, University at Buffalo |
| Repository address | State University of New York at Buffalo 420 Cappen Hall Buffalo New York State 14260-1674 USA |
| Repository URL | http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/specialcollections/ |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Copyright | The Poetry Collection, The University at Buffalo / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/1124 |
