Cecil Day Lewis letter to G.M. Young
Content Description
One typed letter and signed written by Cecil Day Lewis to author G. M. Young, with Day Lewis's embossed letterhead on first leaf, dated approximately 1930. The letter (56 typed-lines, with two manuscript annotations, in Day Lewis's pencil holograph) goes on to discuss, in some technical detail, the effects of rising rhythm and verbal stresses on a poem, and the differences between iambic and trochee verse. G.M. Young is the author of a number of books, including, Early Victorian England 1830-1865 and Last Essays; and also edited books of poetry by Thomas Hardy, Tennyson et al.
Dates
- Creation: 1930
Creator
- Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (7 pages)
Abstract
One typed letter and signed written by Cecil Day Lewis to author G. M. Young, with Day Lewis's embossed letterhead on first leaf, dated approximately 1930.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2004.
Shelving Summary
Box 44, F0722: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, March 2016.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for Cecil Day Lewis letter to G.M. Young
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 March 7
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository