Copies of typescript documents on Virgil and Horace by H. A. Mason, given by him to a student, 1970 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Includes: (a) copy of a typescript Introduction to a book on Virgil's 'Aeneid' and the history of its translation from Latin into English, from the 16th to 18th centuries (c.100 xerox pages, plus an additional 10 xeroxed pages, possibly a talk on Virgil); (b) a small book on Horace's 'Beatus ille' ode (bound xeroxed booklet of 103 pages. (Neither believed to be in print). Dates of original typescript documents unclear. Contains handwritten annotations, probably made by a reader for an academic journal (possibly Arion) to which Mason had submitted them.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1985
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Sensitive letters removed to closed file.
Extent
2 item(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2023-24/011 - donated by Dr Greg Clingham. Given to him by Mason while an undergraduate/postgraduate student of his (1977-86).
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
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