File 2006 01 53 - Manuscript fragments of Oedipus and Eurydice short story

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CA ON00389 F6-2-2-2006 01 53

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Manuscript fragments of Oedipus and Eurydice short story

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  • [ca. January 4, 1954] (Creation)

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0.4 cm of textual materials (36 p.)

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(1909-1998)

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File consists of a postmarked envelope addressed to Sheila Watson in Calgary in her own handwriting containing 36 typed and heavily annotated pages of a short story featuring the characters Oedipus, Orpheus and Eurydice. Of these, 14 pages are attempts at the opening paragraphs of the story. One fragment has been annotated "Oedipus & Euryd". Also includes a page of handwritten notes by Watson of french terms for various birds species.

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      Title based on contents of the file. Date range based on postmark on envelope. No publication of this material, in whole or in part, without the permission of the Literary Executor. No reproduction of this material without permission of the Archivist.

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