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Cutting from an unknown newspaper publication reviewing the paperback edition of 'Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being' by Ted Hughes.

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Article by Seamus Deane.

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6 pages from the Sunday Times Magazine with an article by John Cornwell.

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Photocopy of a review by Jeremy Noel-Tod. Also includes a photocopy of poem by Ted Hughes regarding Shakepeare drafting his will (Sunday Times, 6 September 1998) and an article regarding an unpublished letter from Hughes regarding the death of Sylvia Plath (the Telegraph 5 August 2001). The photocopied articles also include a manuscript note sending them to Frieda Hughes by ?Olwyn Hughes.

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including, but not limited to: Spitting Image merchandise; use in external publications and corporate literature; and general use by the media. There are also transparencies and related photographic...

Scope and Contents A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards have photographic images on their front covers, which feature illustrations of Spitting Image puppets and plasticine models of various politicians and celebrities, along with a small amount of earlier plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw. Inside each card is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

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Typescript of the Introduction by Bertrand H. Bronson to 'Johnson on Shakespeare' Volume VII of 'The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson'.

Scope and Contents Works and correspondence concerned principally with the tides and chronology, including J.W. Bosanquet's views on ancient eclipses in 763 and 557 BC; other ancient astronomical events; part of a paper on sonnets by Shakespeare connected to astronomy; J.W. Bosanquet on Hebrew chronology, 997-818 BC; the section on the calendar from the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'; preparations and correspondence for a polar expedition; a paper, in French, for a proposed international polar expedition by Count...

Scope and Contents A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...

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Performed by the Marlowe Society at Cambridge Arts Theatre from 10th to 15th March 1958. Directed by Clive Perry.

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Performed by Christ's College Amateur Dramatic Society at Christ's College Hall from 3rd to 7th March 1953. It was produced by David Beardwell and the cast included James White, Pamela Walker, Brian Mills and Robin Cook.

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MacCurdy discusses Hamlet's predicament in Shakesepeare's play, arguing that it exemplifies typical conflicts present in the unconscious mind.

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The papers consist of material collected by Olwyn Hughes, mainly during the period she acted as literary agent for her brother Ted Hughes. Papers include copies of early appearances of many of Ted Hughes's and Sylvia Plath's poems and essays in literary magazines and newspapers and many newspaper cuttings relating to the work and lives of Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and their children. The collection contains no original manuscript material by Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath.

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Two hardboard woodcuts featuring print designs by Roger Law, which were used on the front page of the 19 April 1964 issue of The Observer Weekend Review, illustrating an essay written by American writer and civil rights activist, James Baldwin, titled, Why I Stopped Hating Shakespeare. One of the prints has a representation of Baldwin (RL/Pre-/819), and the other has a representation of William Shakespeare (RL/Pre-/911).

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A plaster mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of the English playwright, William Shakespeare (P004).