An odyssey : typescript
Summary
| Creator: | Aikman, Anthony |
| Date(s): | undated |
| Call Number: | MSS 0099, F1005 |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
| Abstract: | Typescript of Anthony Aikman's long verse poem "An Oddysey," undated. |
| Physical Description: | 1 item (41 pages) |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Gift of Charles E. Robinson, 2015. |
| Processing Information: | Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, January 2016. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Biographical and Historical Notes
Anthony Aikman (1942-2011)
Anthony Robert Aikman was born on February 3, 1942, and was a British writer and film director. He grew up in St. Margaret's Bay. He was educated at Mercers and Westminster. He graduated from the University of Wales in 1962. He passed away on July 8, 2011.
Content Description
Apart from an autobiographical element, this poem takes for its theme a commentary on social inequalities and unrest seen in places where the author has worked for many years as a volunteer. The style is based on Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimmage. Byron, whose words inspired generations of Europeans to rise up against oppression and injustice. Typescript of Anthony Aikman's long verse poem "An Oddysey," undated.
Using these materials
Shelving Summary
Box 69, F1005: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
MSS 0099, F1005, Aikman, Anthony, An Odyssey : typescript, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Related Materials
This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
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Container List
| An odyssey : typescript | Box 69, F1005 |