James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Merrill
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Title
James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Merrill
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Merrill with a poem draft inspired by Hans Lodeizen, shortly after his death. This later turned into "The Country of a Thousand Years of Peace," a pastoral elegy that imagined a world "under the world."
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 80, Folder 2055
Date
1950: August 5
Relation
Series_I_Correspondence
Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love & Money
James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 126-8
See also Hans Lodeizen silhouette and letter, Merrill's September 2, 1955 letter to Plummer, Journal 47 and Plummer's November 26, 1972 letter to Merrill
Format
1 leaf. Recto and verso
2 jpegs. 600 ppi
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
JM_to_Hellen_Ingram_Merrill-032.jpg
JM_to_Hellen_Ingram_Merrill-033.jpg
JM_to_Hellen_Ingram_Merrill-033.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
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Citation
Merrill, James, “James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Merrill
,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 5, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12615.