Manuscript notes for ‘Them & [uz]’
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 very first layer of the draft text consists of manuscript notes, spread over four pages of ‘The School of Eloquence 1' (BC MS 20c Harrison/03/SCH/01). Harrison writes principally in couplets, the only apparent order to the text.
It has not been possible to transcribe all of the manuscript notes, and Harrison himself has been unable to decipher some of his writing of the period. He has said that these notes were meant to inspire a sense of what a line should be, rather than be clearly read.
Click through to see the separate pages of notes in detail.
