Item 134 - Letter from Paolo Vivante to R. C. Trevelyan

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Letter from Paolo Vivante to R. C. Trevelyan

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  • 23 Dec 1945 (Creation)

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2 Gordon Cottages, Duke's Lane, London W.3. - Thanks Trevelyan for sending his poems ["From the Shiffolds"]; there is no better form of Christmas greeting than a 'garland of poems'. Glad to read his work again, which 'runs clear and direct'; regarding the first poem ["Old Aristotle"] is sure it is not Trevelyan's fault [that he has difficulty with some modern poetry]: the 'great ancient poets are also the great modern ones; for they speak to all ages'. Has at last finished with the Army, and will go to Pembroke College, Oxford in January so is now busy studying and making up for lost time; the last two or three years have not however been 'wasted' as he has met new people and formed connections in Belgium, France and Germany. His family will probably leave for Italy in mid-January; he himself will stay in England at least for the present. Sends greetings in a postscript to Trevelyan's household, particularly to Bessy.

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