Matthew Prior's last manuscript: 'Predestination'
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Wright, H. Bunker
Croft, P. J.
Date published
November 1985
Abstract
Until now the only known manuscript of Matthew Prior's unfinished poem, 'Predestination', has been the copy written in the fine italic hand of his secretary, Adrian Drift, which is labelled 'Brouillon of a Poem Began at Wimpole in August 1721. Transcribed From the Authors Papers since his Death.' It was the text of this transcript, now among the Prior Papers at Longleat House (xxviii. 279-96), from which A. R. Waller first published the poem in his edition of Prior's Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse (Cambridge, 1907, pp. 345-54). It was from this same manuscript copy that H. Bunker Wright and Monroe K. Spears selected 276 lines for inclusion in their edition The Literary Works of Matthew Prior (Oxford, 1959 2nd edn. 1971, pp. 559-67, with commentary on pp. 997-1000).
Journal title
British Library Journal
Volume
11
Issue
2
Publisher
British Library
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
0305-5167
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2056-2829
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