The First Funeral
Page description
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The First Funeral
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Author |
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Notes |
Final lines to 'The Adventurer' and 'The First Funeral' contained within a letter to Edward Marsh which describes displeasure at having shifted battalions / calculates likelihood of death / describes new officers and their taste, or lack thereof, in poetry, as well as relationship with the enlisted men / correspondence and friendship with a friend from Charterhouse / discusses the 'New Poetry' and Robert Graves' ability to write / desire for a wound or a transfer out / mentions Edward Marsh's 'Memoir' for Rupert Brooke and the problems of over-protective mothers / apologises for not having visited on most recent leave. Also includes drafts of the poems 'Through the Periscope', 'Limbo' and 'I Hate the Moon'. Graves notes that he will be moving back up to the front line shortly.
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Item date |
October 1915
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Creation place |
France
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Page number |
14
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Total number of pages |
15
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Filename |
RGNYPLBERG1017u.jpg
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Copyright |
The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust
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Digital repository | |
Collection ID |
The Berg Collection
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Repository name |
New York Public Library
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Repository address line1 |
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
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Repository address line2 |
New York
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Repository address country |
USA
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Letter: To Edward Marsh / Through the Periscope / Limbo / I hate the moon / The Adventurer / The First Funeral,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/4109.
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Document description
Title |
Letter: To Edward Marsh / Through the Periscope / Limbo / I hate the moon / The Adventurer / The First Funeral
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Author |
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Item date |
October 1915
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Creation place |
France
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Item source | |
Item medium | |
Writing medium | |
Content | |
Total number of pages |
15
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Copyright |
The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust
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Digital repository | |
Collection ID |
The Berg Collection
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Repository name |
New York Public Library
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Repository address line1 |
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
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Repository address line2 |
New York
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Repository address country |
USA
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Repository address URL |
Citation
“Letter: To Edward Marsh / Through the Periscope / Limbo / I hate the moon / The Adventurer / The First Funeral,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/4109.