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The Riders of Babylon

Part of The Riders of Babylon

StateFinished / professionalSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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Characters in this exact text

Exhaustively reviewed for this catalogued Poetry state. Generic lyric speakers/addressees, collectives, places and purely metaphorical allusions are not manufactured into permanent Characters.

BaalBaal — ancient deity represented by the temple idolMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 124Babylon’s kingthe king of Babylon in The Riders of Babylon — unnamed Babylonian king in The Riders of BabylonOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 124Babylon’s queenthe queen of Babylon in The Riders of Babylon — unnamed Babylonian queen in The Riders of BabylonOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 124

Surviving manuscript evidence

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Published-page/reproduction witness — Riders Of Babylon, The (v) (pub1)Other physical witness
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 publication/reproduction TSS item

TSS: 54319

Source-controlled publication evidence from the retained TSS catalogue.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Poetry working list · Riders Of Babylon, The (v) (pub1) · TSS 54319

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 124Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 1 p. 124

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume OneREH Foundation PressOctober 2022↗