Note by Alexis Piron on the premiere of Brutus (December 11, 1730)
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NOTE-BY-ALEXIS-PIRON-ON-THE-PREMIERE-OF-BRUTUS-DECEMBER-11-1730
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5-240 (II, f.26-7), ‘Billet, paraissant de Piron, sur la première représentation de Brutus (11 décembre 1730)’
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Note by Alexis Piron on the premiere of Brutus (December 11, 1730)
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vis hier un bel enfant
Incipit Modernised:
Je vis hier un bel enfant
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Brief Summary:
The manuscript is a note by Alexis Piron regarding the premiere of Voltaire’s tragedy Brutus, which was completed in 1729.
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2 ff.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
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1730
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After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
Bibliography
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970), p.8.
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