Feldman, Burton

This folder contains files pertaining to Burton Feldman's efforts to publish a translation of Gershom Scholem's essay entitled ''Walter Benjamin and his Angel.'' The translation was done by Werner Dannhauser, and the folder also contains his correspondence and a full copy of his translation of the work.

This folder contains notes about Franz Liszt for a fiction project by Burton Feldman called ''Chopin's Bones.'' The story is a murder mystery featuring Feldman's stock characters Wrist and Emma Carew.

This folder contains notes and several drafts of a paper that Burton Feldman wrote about Bronislaw Malinowski. Malinowski was an anthropologist who made great contributions to the study of ethnology.

This folder contains a draft copy of Walter D. Love's ''Mercy for Miss Awdy, In a Vile Acting of the Sacred''. The piece is a dialogue that was published as the Appendix of John B. Cobb Jr.'s book entitled ''The Theology of Altizer: Critique and Response''. This copy appears to have been sent to Burton Feldman as a review copy, as Feldman has made some corrections scattered throughout the text.

This folder contains notes and drafts for the introductory chapter of Burton Feldman's book on ''Fame''. The chapter introduces the bulk of the themes that will be covered in the work.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Adolf Bastian. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder is the second of two containing a draft for revision of a fiction project by Burton Feldman called ''Chopin's Bones.'' The story is a murder mystery featuring Feldman's stock characters Wrist and Emma Carew.

This folder contains notes and drafts on a short story project by Burton Feldman called ''Citizen King.''

This folder contains short paragraphs and notes concerning the process of writing and the idea of poetry and literature. There is also a Far Side comic in this folder that makes reference to a ''Professor Feldman''.

This folder contains notes and drafts on a short story project by Burton Feldman called ''Kill Karl Marx.'' The novel features Feldman's stock characters of Emma Carew and Wrist. Within the process of this novel's creation, Wrist is combined with another character called Doogan. The notes on this change are in this folder.