Contemporary copy of ‘Le Poème de Fontenoy’ containing several errors

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CMV37485

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GE204, f.15-17, ‘1745. La Bataille de Fontenoy Poême par Monsieur Volare.c.15’

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Contemporary copy of ‘Le Poème de Fontenoy’ containing several errors

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Voltaire: Author
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Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘Le Poème de Fontenoy’ containing several errors.

Detailed Summary:

There are several errors throughout the poem. For example, in verse 28, ‘et mourir’ is given instead of ‘et de mourir’ and in verse 148 ‘champs’ is given instead of ‘chant’. Variants are proposed for verses 103-104 which are incomplete or badly transcribed.

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3 ff.

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c.1745

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OCV Reference:

vol.28B, p.257-403

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.28B, p.285, ‘2MSR’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

4 August 2025