Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 68
Title
Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 68
Description
Typescript from the third draft of Robert Kroetsch's 1969 novel The Studhorse Man.
Creator
Source
Archives and Special Collections
Publisher
Calgary: University of Calgary
Date
Contributor
Robertson, James
Smith, Amanda
Relation
Kroetsch, Robert. The Studhorse Man.
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MsC. 27.10.3
Text
[Typescript]
before a single one can drop a single colt. His efforts are vain, vain . . . Only the artist . . ." She touched her hands to his hips, to his stiffened knees, his battered thighs. "I must make a model of you," she cried out.
Again Hazard groaned.
"Of you," she insisted. "In shining wax."
It seems that while semi-conscious Hazard had raved about his horse; P. in her wisdom recognized the qualities of the man. "Mine is the future," he groaned.
"A model of your head," she insisted, touching his ears, his bruised cheeks. "Of your mouth, your strong handsome nose . . ."
"In immortal wax," Hazard groaned.
P. gently touched her strong warm hands to his belly. "Immortal and everlasting," she whispered. "Consider now--"
If only Hazard had agreed to her not unreasonable request, what a record we would now possess. But I alone am dedicated to xxxx lonely task
before a single one can drop a single colt. His efforts are vain, vain . . . Only the artist . . ." She touched her hands to his hips, to his stiffened knees, his battered thighs. "I must make a model of you," she cried out.
Again Hazard groaned.
"Of you," she insisted. "In shining wax."
It seems that while semi-conscious Hazard had raved about his horse; P. in her wisdom recognized the qualities of the man. "Mine is the future," he groaned.
"A model of your head," she insisted, touching his ears, his bruised cheeks. "Of your mouth, your strong handsome nose . . ."
"In immortal wax," Hazard groaned.
P. gently touched her strong warm hands to his belly. "Immortal and everlasting," she whispered. "Consider now--"
If only Hazard had agreed to her not unreasonable request, what a record we would now possess. But I alone am dedicated to xxxx lonely task
[Holographic annotations]
the
^of preserving his likeness.
the
^of preserving his likeness.
Original Format
Typescript draft with holographic annotations
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Citation
Kroetsch, Robert, 1927-2011, “Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 68,” University of Calgary Class Projects, accessed November 21, 2024, https://test.omeka.ucalgary.ca/document/295.