Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Bodmer 1  F-16.1 G-72.1  V-7.2  188/207

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Cologny
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
F-16.3
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Gustave Flaubert, explanatory chapter from Salammbô, autograph
Caption:
Caption
Paper · 46 pp. · 22.5 x 35 cm · 1858
Language:
Language
French
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Mentioned in his correspondence by Flaubert as an explanatory chapter to Salammbô, this manuscript consists of 28 leaves, which are all numbered, except for the last one that contains notes regarding the gods. The manuscript is in a folder on which Flaubert noted the work’s title as well as a date, 1857, that corresponds with the beginning of the writing of Salammbô. This chapter, however, was written after 1857: it was actually conceived after an important documentation phase indispensable to the project and after a trip to Carthage. Upon his return in 1858, the writer worked on a chapter that would be “the topographical and picturesque description of the aforementioned city, with a portrayal of the people who inhabited it, including the traditional costume, government, religion, finances and commerce, etc." (Letter to J. Duplan, dated 1 July 1858). Despite a certain number of corrections and marginal additions, this is the completed version of the text, which ultimately was removed from the novel, even though information therefrom was scattered throughout the work. This chapter reveals the way the author works. He is distinguished by his encyclopedic erudition and his attention to detail, which shed light on the original challenges in the creation of Salammbô: that of reconstructing the then-lost city of Carthage. In November 1949, Martin Bodmer purchased this manuscript at the Blaizot bookstore. (exq)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Flaubert-F-016-003 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Flaubert-F-016-003)
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Permanent link
http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Flaubert-F-016-003
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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, F-16.3: Gustave Flaubert, explanatory chapter from Salammbô, autograph (http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Flaubert-F-016-003).
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Online Since
06/22/2017
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Document Type:
Document Type
Autograph
Century:
Century
19th century
Dated:
Dated
1858
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