Burgess needed assistance in translating the Roman dialect in which Belli's sonnets were written and employed Susanna Roberts (also known as Susan Roberts) to help him. Susanna produced literal translations of the sonnets into English which Burgess then worked with and adapted for his own purposes.
Notepad of draft literal translations by Susan Roberts of the sonnets of Giuseppe Giacchino Belli .
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- Dates of Creation1970s
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description28 pages Manuscript
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A4 notepad with several loose pages. Foxing to some pages and also tears.