Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Fitzgerald, E. mss., 1870-1920, consist of correspondence, art, writings, and translations of various artists, assembled by Edward Fitzgerald, 1809-1883, poet.
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes (1 standard, 1 custom)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Fitzgerald, E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Fitzgerald, E. mss., 1870-1920 contains the correspondence and writings of English poet Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883). Born in Bredfield, England, Fitzgerald studied at Trinity College, Cambridge where he befriended figures of note including William Makepeace Thackeray, William Hepworth Thompson, and Alfred Lord Tennyson. In 1850, quite later in life, Fitzgerald then studied Spanish Poetry at Elmsett, and Persian literature at Oxford University. He is known for producing some plays, private translations of Ancient classical dramas, and especially his own 1859 English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
- Scope and Content:
The Fitzgerald, E. mss., 1870-1920, include a letter by Edward Fitzgerald, 1809-1883, poet; a letter from Thomas James Wise, 1859-1937, bibliographer; printer's copy of the translation into English verse of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám of Naishápúr, 1891; the Rubáiyát of the young housewife by E.E. Gobert, 1912; Omar Khayyám: English translation of verse beginning, "Let not your soul in Sorrow's clasp be prest" by Eben Francis Thompson, 1859-1939, author, Nov. 29, 1920; Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski; and two pencil sketches of Edward Fitzgerald by S.A. Kinsley, artist.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift. 1955, 1959, 1960.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Literature--translating
- Names:
- FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Fitzgerald, E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu