Letter from Kathleen Raine to Herbert Read, March, [1949?-1965?]

Public

Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Herbert Read. Raine was a British scholar and poet who was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 1992. The correspondence here follows Raine’s work on a book about William Blake’s mythology. Other topics include discussion of philosophical and metaphysical subjects, and references to acquaintances in literary and arts circles. In this letter, Raine writes about the poetry of Ned O'Gorman, comparing it to that of Dylan Thomas. She goes on to discuss other contemporary writers and their work.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Identifier
  • HR/KR 88-89
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 pages
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 52.2, 0.11667
Additional physical characteristics
  • Handwritten in blue ink.
Physical repository Collection
  • Herbert Read Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • File: 9.40
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • October 11, 2022
Technical note
  • Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
Rights
  • Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
DOI

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