Autograph letter from Voltaire to Alexandre-Frédéric-Jacques Masson de Pezay, dated [July/August 1774] [D19059].
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36757
Repository:
Shelfmark:
5-240 (VII, f.158), ‘Vers à M. de Pezay (M. 9147)’
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Alexandre-Frédéric-Jacques Masson de Pezay, dated [July/August 1774] [D19059].
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The Besterman Collection, Geneva, photocopy
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Aide maréchal des logis
Incipit Modernised:
Aide maréchal des logis
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Alexandre-Frédéric-Jacques Masson de Pezay, dated [July/August 1774].
Detailed Summary:
The writer praises the recipient, an aide-maréchal and esteemed poet, for their literary skill, particularly in Rosière. He expresses disappointment with a critic who faults a minor aspect of the poem, arguing such reproach is unjust given the character’s virtue. The writer thanks the recipient for a delightful gift that brought him joy and notes his continued admiration for Mr. Dorat, while acknowledging that the response to Ninon and the odes did not come from him.
Physical Description
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1 f.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
[July/August 1774]
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.125, p.81
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.125, ‘MS1’, p.81
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