English literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of James O. Halliwell-Phillipps
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-103
Scope and Contents
The Halliwell-Phillipps Collection includes 16th-century works by Italian, French and Spanish authors. Its strength lies in English books however, especially English drama of the 17th and 18th centuries. The Collection also includes more than 600 plays including works by Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, George Chapman, Thomas Middleton, John Webster, John Dryden, Philip Massinger, and William Wycherley. Several are playhouse copies with contemporary stage directions added in manuscript....
Dates:
16th century-19th century
Lecture Notes, Rhetoric and English Literature, 1878-1879
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1125
Scope and Contents
On a title page of one of the two volumes the contents are stated as being notes of Edinburgh University, Rhetoric and English Literature 1878-1879, Historical Course, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The name of James Malloch appears there too. Similar information appears on a title page of the second volume. These contents are stated as being notes of Edinburgh University, Rhetoric and English Literature 1878-1879, Theoretical Course, Mondays and Tuesdays. This volume shows the name, James...
Dates:
1878-1879
Letters from Professor George Saintsbury to Rev. William Hunt
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1692
Identifier: Coll-2020
Content Description
This collection consists of typescript letters sent by Professor George Saintsbury to Rev. William Hunt D Litt., arranged in chronological order, dating from 1895 to 1932. The subjects of these letters are diverse, from family and personal matters, to literature and political discussions.
First lot: "Letters Christmas Eve 1895 to Dec. 1917. Autograph letters and typescript copies of these letters have...
Dates:
1895-1932
Papers of Dr. Geoffrey D. Carnall
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-552
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of lectures on rhetoric, 1960-1964, and, transcript and correspondence on a teach-in on chemical and biological warfare, 24 January 1969, tape transcripts.The bulk of his papers were donated in 2015 (accession code E2015.91). They include correspondence with his colleagues and fellow activists as well as a few personal letters, lectures notes, proofs of publications, and pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, and correspondence relating to political causes he...
Dates:
1950s-1990s