Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on the novels 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'; and ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 1-39.
Typescript, after June 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Humane Observation and After’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s PhD supervisor. Folios 1-19.
Partial manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin of his chapter on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 20-24.
Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘Memento Mori’. Folios 25-28.
Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘The Ballad of Peckham Rye’. Folios 29-32.
Research notes of Ian Rankin and a press cutting, 1985, collected by Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘The Bachelors’. Folios 33-39.
Chapter and research on ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 40-118.
Typescript, 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Magical Transfigurations: Myth, Fiction, and Vision in Muriel Spark’s ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 40-77.
Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 78-95.
Research notes of Rankin on ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 96-118.
Dates
- Creation: Between 1983-1986.
Creator
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
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