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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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Series I. Writings

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Poetry

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Seven holograph fragments from Laon and Cythna

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Title
Laon and Cythna, Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9
Additional title: Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Paton, J. Noël (Joseph Noël), Sir, 1821-1901 (Contributor)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Poetry

Seven holograph fragments from Laon and Cythna

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1817-03-20 - 1817-10 (Inferred)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0289)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 0165)
Genres
Poetry
Manuscripts
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 783: volume IX, page 256
Content: Begins, "As in despair, and with his sinewy neck / Dissolve in sudden shock those linked rings . . . ." Along with an envelope bearing the seal of the Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and a note in the hand of Scottish painter Joseph Noel Paton (S'ANA 1065) attesting that the manuscript was a gift from Mary Shelley.
Date: Date created: [late March-October 1817]
Physical Description
Extent: 4 pages (double sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746887
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb557c90-4619-0134-9a6e-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1817: Created (Approximate)
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Laon and Cythna, Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817 - 1817. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efc7-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Laon and Cythna, Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efc7-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1817 - 1817). Laon and Cythna, Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3dd170a-efc7-450c-e040-e00a18062d7d

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Laon and Cythna, Canto I.xiii.7-I.xix.9