A Guide to the The Man in the Black Coat Turns, 1981 The Man in the Black Coat Turns, 1981 10893

A Guide to the The Man in the Black Coat Turns, 1981

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10893

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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10893

Title

The Man in the Black Coat Turns 1981

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of five items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

The Man in the Black Coat Turns, 1981, Accession # 10893, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Processing Information

The Robert Bly collection was transferred to the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections from the Rare Book Division on January 4, 1990.

Biographical/Historical Information

Bly is an American poet who is also well-known as an editor, publisher, and translator, notably of the verse of Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet. He won the National Book Award in 1968 for his book The Light Around the Body. Bly was also the founder and editor of the magazine The Seventies (formerly The Fifties and The Sixties ).

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of five items, 1981, all of which pertain to the production of the book of poetry The Man In The Black Coat Turns by Robert Bly (1926- ). These include two sets of galley proofs, page proofs, gatherings and sample pages. The galley and page proofs are significantly different from the finished product.