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The Manuscript Poems of A.E. Housman was first published in 1955.
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Poetry lovers everywhere, and devotees of A. E. Housman in
particular, will recognize a major literary event in the
publication of this volume, for it makes available for the first
time some 800 lines of hitherto unpublished poetry by the
well-loved author of A Shropshire Lad. This is a significant
addition to the Housman treasury because the English poet published
a total of only 2216 lines of poetry during his lifetime. Dr. Haber
has drawn the material for this volume from the four Housman
notebooks in the Library of Congress, where they were deposited in
1940, four years after the poet's death. In an introductory section
the editor describes the notebooks themselves and tells in detail
the fascinating story of how the manuscripts-erased, canceled and
glued fast to mounting sheets - were preserved and deciphered. The
notebooks, dated from 1890 to 1925, contain the most valuable
manuscript remains of Housman's poetic writings. In the material
that is published here for the first time there are included
complete poems, fragments of poems, and abandoned lines and stanzas
from well-known lyrics. In addition the editor has provided a list
of variants which the poet inserted into his printers' copies of A
Shropshire Lad and Last Poems.Among the newly published complete
poems are some that Dr. Haber believes should be ranked with
Housman's outstanding work. In the material that shows the poet's
revisions of his own writings, the reader is afforded an intimate
glimpse into the creative processes of a poetic genius, a privilege
that will be especially appreciated by students and critics. Many
explanatory notes are appended to show how Housman's poetry matured
from first draft, through final copy, to the printed page.
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