Contemporary copy of ‘Épître à Uranie’, c.1736

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CMV:

CMV35728

Shelfmark:

H Ms D.III.2(5), ‘Epitre à Uranie’

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘Épître à Uranie’, c.1736

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘Épître à Uranie’, c.1736.

Detailed Summary:

The MS also contains copies of a sonnet and L’Election d’un General des Cordeliers.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

15 pp.

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1

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Additional Comments:

There are several small ink blots at the bottom of the first page of the poem. The pages feature a vertical fold line close to the right-hand edge.

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Undecorated

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Date:

1736

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Ira O. Wade, “The Epitre à Uranie,” PMLA Vol. 47, No. 4(1932), pp. 1066-1112.

OCV Reference:

vol.1B, p.463-502

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