Letter: To Gordon Bottomley / The Jew
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| Author | Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Gordon Bottomley. |
| Notes | Continues from a previous letter discussing Gordon Bottomley's poems / discusses the qualities of various examples of Bottomley's verse / discusses these in relation to Isaac Rosenberg's own poems and how he creates them / describes forgetfulness and how this effects not only his verse but potentially his potential for leave / discusses his reading of Hebrew and writing something about Moses / will send versions if he has the opportunity to alter typed versions arriving from home / discusses the poem 'Wedded' and possible improvements / mentions Lascelles Abercrombie's new job as a shell inspector. Pencil draft of 'The Jew' included with the letter. |
| Item Date | 11th July 1917 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 3 of 6 |
| Collection ID | Loan 103/77: Rosenberg Letters I512 E |
| Repository name | The British Library |
| Repository address | Manuscript Collections 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.bl.uk/ |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | IRBL103-c13323-45.jpg |
| Copyright | The British Library / The Laurence Binyon Literary Estate / The Gordon Bottomley Literary Estate |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/5299/4344 |
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| Author | Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Gordon Bottomley / The Jew |
| Notes | Continues from a previous letter discussing Gordon Bottomley's poems / discusses the qualities of various examples of Bottomley's verse / discusses these in relation to Isaac Rosenberg's own poems and how he creates them / describes forgetfulness and how this effects not only his verse but potentially his potential for leave / discusses his reading of Hebrew and writing something about Moses / will send versions if he has the opportunity to alter typed versions arriving from home / discusses the poem 'Wedded' and possible improvements / mentions Lascelles Abercrombie's new job as a shell inspector. Pencil draft of 'The Jew' included with the letter. |
| Item Date | 11th August 1917 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Compound Object |
| Item source | Folio |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Repository name | The British Library |
| Repository address | Manuscript Collections
96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.bl.uk/ |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/5299 |
