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Altars and Jesters

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StateLetter-preserved textSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units2Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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HamHam — biblical son of Noah invoked in “Altars and Jesters”Mentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6MahommedMuhammad — the Prophet Mohammed explicitly invoked as a historical/religious figureMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6NeroNero — Roman emperor invoked in The Dust DanceMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6dark birdthe dark bird — individual dark bird that sings the line about NeroOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6dark girlthe dark girl — woman who strips the narrator and lets him goOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6Anotherthe frightened singer — individual who sings like a frightened gannetOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6demonthe jet-bodied demon — individual red-eyed demon who skewers and carries the narratorOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6Onethe man on the granite throne — figure seated high on a granite throne tossing diceOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6friarthe punished friar — friar singing praise to the Pope while being punishedOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6serpentthe red-eyed serpent — individual red-eyed serpent watching the descentOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6kingthe riddle-brooding king — king brooding over a broken riddleOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6son of Hamthe son of Ham — individual dice partner described as a son of HamOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6scholarthe wolfish scholar — individual scholar brooding on a heap of volumesOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6emperorthe youthful emperor — individual youthful emperor seated in gloryOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Original Howard typescript — TSS 90087, 90088Howard typescript
Extent2 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 2 catalogued TSS sheets

TSS: 90087, 90088

Original Typescript (OT) source code; retained as an original Howard typescript witness.

Additional documentary notes

  • Typed on recto and verso: The retained catalogue identifies one or more Poetry units as being on the back/verso of another physical sheet. (TSS 90088)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls — Poetry working list rows 796–797

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Collected Poetry UE Vol. 3 p. 6Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 3 p. 6

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume ThreeREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗