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168 James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters
VIII. B. NOTEBOOKS: "QUADERNO DI JAMES JOYCE"
Notebook, Joyce's hand in ink. 17
Title: " Quaderno/di/James Joyce/Via della Sanita No. 2 Trieste /
Italia" in ink on white paper label pasted on front cover.
Collation: Marbled black and white board covers. 22 leaves of ruled
paper (2 leaves probably torn out), stitched: first 13 pages written
on, 31 pages blank. 21.5 x 17.4 cm.
Contents: Copybook in which Joyce has copied excerpts from the
works of Albert Samain, Stephane Mallarme, Arthur Rimbaud, Leon
Bloy, and Walter Pater.
Other Markings: On inside of front cover appears stamp of stationer,
"No. 176 24 Blatt/ Feuillets."
Dating: ca. October 1919-July 1920, during Joyce's brief post-World
War I stay in Trieste. 18
Notes: A brief summary of the contents:
Albert Samain's poem "Arpege" from the collection
of poems entitled Au Jardinde VInfante. Albert
Samain's poem "Heures d'Ete, VI" from the same
collection of poems (title of poem not given in MS.) p. [l]
Albert Samain's poem "Silence" from the same
collection of poems p. [2]
12 lines copied from Stephane Mallarme's writings;
Joyce has entitled excerpts "Divagations." 19
Mallarme's poem "Soupir" p. [3]
Mallarme's poem "Brise Marine" p. [4]
Arthur Rimbaud's sonnet "Les Voyelles" p. [5]
6 lines of poetry copied from Albert Samain's
Aux Flancs du Vase; Samain's poem "Mnasyle"
from the same collection; 9 lines of poetry
copied from Samain's works pp. [6-7]
6 lines copied from Leon Bloy's Le Salut par le juifs p. [7]
17 La Hune, item 67; Slocum & Cahoon, item E. 12. c.
18 See Letters of James Joyce, pp. 130-41 for letters headed "Via della
Sanita 2, Trieste" November 7, 1919-July 1, 1920. Also see Gorman, James
Joyce, pp. 266-71.
19 St