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Introduction

This is the introduction to the edition of the manuscript materials for Where There is Nothing and The Unicorn from the stars, two version of a play co-written by W.B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory between 1902 and 1907, based on an early idea by George Moore. It contains a detailed survey of the composition history and their earliest publication of the play texts, as well as a assesment of the co-authorship between Yeats and Lady Gregory. A Census of the extant manuscripts and typescripts is appended.

Van Mierlo, Wim (2012) Introduction. In: Where There is Nothing and The Unicorn from the Stars: Manuscript Materials, by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, xiii-xli. ISBN 978-0-8014-5118-8

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Culture, Language & Literature English
Keywords:	scholarly edition, diplomatic edition, facsimile, transcription, manuscripts, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, Irish literature, drama, Irish theatre, composition history, genetic criticism, literary history
Divisions:	Institute of English Studies
Collections:	IES Staff Papers
Deposited By:	Dr Wim Van-Mierlo
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2012 10:27
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2012 10:27
ItemID:	4586