Samson
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CMV:
CMV33874
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Shelfmark:
5-240 (I, f.256-275), ‘Samson’
Title:
Samson
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Tribus captives, / Qui sur ces rives / Traînez vos fers
Incipit Modernised:
Tribus captives, / Qui sur ces rives / Traînez vos fers
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
This manuscript is a contemporary copy of Voltaire’s tragedy Samson. This manuscript (MS5) bears some similarities with MS1.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire acknowledged the receipt of a manuscript from Lacombe on 29 May 1775. The similarity with MS1 might also suggest a connection with the Marquis d’Argenson’s copy.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
20 ff.
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Dimensions:
220 x 175 mm
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Binding:
The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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The introductory note quoted under MS1 is repeated on f.254r. The quote reads ‘Additionally, a note on f.254v states: ‘Paperasses de théâtre envoyées par Lacombe, 1775, à examiner’.
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History
Date:
1 October 1733-September 1734
Ownership:
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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Provenance:
This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
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:
18C, Samson, p.259-328
OCV Manuscript Reference:
18C, ‘MS5’, p.247
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