Lot 297
Auden, W.H. & Nikola Šop (1904-1982), Croat Bosnian poet
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
A collection of 11 autograph and 1 typed signed letters to Mr [Branko] Brusar, one about the "Sop poems", "making a few revisions in Space Visits and meeting Mr Sabjlak", one saying "2000-3000 lines seems a very big job", saying "I would like to collaborate in your project", referring to Struga poetry festival "the mistake they make is in inviting too many poets", one promising "to help you with the new Sop translations", one listing the changes he has made, saying he is sending the poem to Encounter, saying of Nikola Šop that he was "surprised and shocked that very few of the poets [at the Struga Poetry Festival] seemed to know anything about him", one noting "to revive translations of children's poems is fiendishly difficult..", one with corner torn away with loss of a telephone number