Half Dead
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Half Dead |
| Notes | Manuscript in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand. Various version of the poem exist, as in the pink notebook 64.1. The draft shown here is shortened. Line 8's 'cloths of heaven' is a reference to a W.B. Yeats poem containing the line 'Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths...'. Found in a green hard-covered manuscript exercise book, marked 'The Note Book / (between music makings) / of Ivor Gurney / 1921-1922 / 'corrected Feb 1925' / 'Ivor Gurney''. |
| Item Date | 1921 - 1922 |
| Creation place | England |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Notebook |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pen |
| Content | Poem |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 64.3.10v |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | IG-64-3f10v.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/7215 |
