Typescript translation of Racine's ‘Phèdre’, with holograph corrections, by John Davidson, the poet.
File
Identifier: MS.3357
Scope and Contents
There is (folio 84) another, closer, version, also in typescript (carbon copy), and with a few small manuscript corrections in a hand that may be John Davidson's. It is incomplete, wanting Acts I, III (ll. 964-1000), IV (ll. 1325-1328), and V (ll. 1531-1616, 1640-1654).
Dates
- Creation: [Before 1910.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
149 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
149 folios.
Custodial History
The typescript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
It was formerly in the possession of Mrs Patrick Campbell, for whom the translation, freely adapted, was made.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1945.
Bibliography
See Mrs Patrick Campbell’s volume, ‘My life and some letters’ (London, 1922), page 110.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk