Papers of Geoffrey Tillotson relating to his works on Alexander Pope, including papers relating to The rape of the lock; On the poetry of Pope (first published, Oxford, 1938, 2nd edition, 1950); and Pope and human nature (Oxford, 1958).
Papers of Geoffrey Tillotson
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. c. 779-83, d. 1199, e. 1310-13
- Dates of Creation
- 1935-64
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 10 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Geoffrey Tillotson (1905-1969) was Professor of English Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London, from 1944. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The papers were given to the Library in 1970.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 45043-52.