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VIII.A.6.h.

VIII.A.6.h: Other Notebooks: Miscellaneous Zurich Notes: Greek Song of Independence (1916)


Material Description and Collation

The manuscript is a sheet of blue lined graph paper, torn from a notebook, the top edge of which is ragged, which is identical to MSS VIII.A.6.f, 6.g and 6.i, with writing in lead pencil on both sides,in unidentified hands.


Measurements

The sheet measures 16.3 x 10.4 cm.


Contents

The manuscript consists of a copy of the Greek national anthem, with some interlineal translations and some Greek–English vocabulary. Joyce copied the song on MS VII.A.4, p. [11r].


Dating

Joyce probably wrote out this song in 1916 as part of his exercises in Greek.


Publication

This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 3.297–298.