Exploring ‘Them & [uz]’ manuscripts
Tony Harrison – Writing 'Them & [uz]'
Trace the development of Tony Harrison's poem 'Them & [uz]' through the series of evolving drafts contained in the pages of one of his notebooks.
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Exploring ‘Them & [uz]’ manuscripts
Introduction to the exploration of the manuscripts of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 53
Image and transcription of one page of Tony Harrison's notebook drafts for 'Them & [UZ]'.
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Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 54
Image of page 54 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 55
Image of page 55 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’ page 56
Image of page 56 of the manuscript notes of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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First typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’
Early typescript draft of first sonnet of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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Second typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’
An early draft of the second sonnet of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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Third typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]’
An early draft of the complete poem "Them & [uz]" by Tony Harrison
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First published version of ‘Them & [uz]’
First published version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Fourth typescript draft of ‘Them & [uz]'
Fourth draft version of Tony Harrison's peom "Them & [uz]"
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Final published version of ‘Them & [uz]’
Final published version of Tony Harrison's poem "Them & [uz]"
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The majority of the draft material for the poem 'Them & [uz]' is found in just four pages of 'The School of Eloquence 1' (BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01), which is one of over 200 notebooks in the Tony Harrison Archive. This collection also houses supplementary material, including the first published version, poetry reading notes, and the final published version of the poem.
It was common for Harrison to paste successive drafts on top of each other so that only the most recent draft appears when the page is opened.
As it has not been possible to separate these layers without damaging the notebook, this resource is only able to explore the material that is clearly visible. Nonetheless, this gives a detailed picture of the evolution of the poem.
