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V.A.11
V.A.11:
First Copybook of the Earlier Draft of the "Oxen of the Sun" (14) Episode (1920)1
Material Description and Collation: The manuscript is a copybook in Joyce's hand in black ink, with additions, revisions and/or connecting lines in pencil on all the inscribed pages, except pp. [1v], [2v], [3v], [4v], [5v], [8v] and [9v]. It consists of 10 leaves (20 pages) of unlined paper, of which 19 pages are inscribed and only p. [10v] is blank.
As manufactured, the copybook was held together with 3 metal staples in the center vertical fold; they were removed for conservation purposes and the manuscript was disbound. It has a heavier stock blue-violet cover that was in poor condition before conservation and detached from the copybook; there are two holes in the cover's centerfold that were not repaired. A label is pasted on the front cover recto. The label has a stylized floral design and the stationer's name and address are printed beneath the border of the label: "L. S molars & N ipote – T rieste ". This manuscript is identical in kind to NLI MS 36,639/11/A, the third copybook that comprises the earlier draft of the "Oxen of the Sun" episode. The cover and each sheet of the manuscript were cleaned, de-acidified and individually encapsulated in February 1988.
Title: Joyce wrote "Oxen | of | the | Sun | I" in the center of the label on the front cover recto in black ink.
Measurements: Each leaf measures 23.8 x 19.6 cm.
Pagination: Joyce foliated each recto page "1)"–"10)" in the left margin in pencil.2
Contents: The manuscript is the first part of the earliest complete draft of the "Oxen of the Sun" episode of Ulysses . Joyce wrote the remainder of this draft level in 3 further copybooks and then wrote the later draft of the episode in 9 copybooks and 3 loose sheets. The following table correlates the text between the two extant drafts:
Earlier "Oxen of the Sun" Draft |
Later "Oxen of the Sun" Draft |
Buffalo MS V.A.11: 14.0010–0039 & 0071–0356 |
Buffalo MS V.A.13: 14.0071–0122 |
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Buffalo MS V.A.14: 14.0123–0276 |
Buffalo MS V.A.12: 14.0357–0813 |
NLI MS 36,639/11/C: 14.0277–0428 |
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Buffalo MS V.A.15: 14.0429–0473 |
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NLI MS 36,639/11/D: 14.0474–0528 |
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Buffalo MS V.A.16: 14.0529–0650 |
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Buffalo MS V.A.17: 14.0651–0844 |
NLI MS 36,639/11A: 14.0845–1173 |
Buffalo MS V.A.18: 14.0845–1109 |
NLI MS 36,639/11B: 14.1174–1587 & 0007–70 |
NLI MS 36,639/11/E: 14.1110–1439 |
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NLI MS 36,639/11/F: 14.1440–1591 |
The text on each page of this manuscript is as follows:
MS V.A.11 Page: |
Corresponding Text on the |
Ulysses Text 1922 (1992) / 1986: |
p. [1r]: "1" |
See NLI MS 36,639/11/B, p. [20r] |
See [366.10]–367.11 / 14.0010–00393 |
p. [1v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, p. [6r] |
Additional texts for p. [2r] |
p. [2r]: "2" |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, pp. [6r] and [7r] |
See 367.11–368.03 / 14.0039–0070 |
p. [2v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, pp. [6r] and [7r] |
368.12–26 / 14.0080–0095 |
p. [3r]: "3" |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, pp. [6r] and [7r] |
368.07–26 / 14.0074–0095 |
p. [3v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, pp. [7r] and [8r] |
368.26–369.06 / 14.0095–0114 |
p. [4r]: "4" |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, pp. [7r] and [8r] |
368. 26–369 .17 / 14.00 95 –0125 |
p. [4v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.13, p. [8r] |
See 369.07–13 / 14.0114–0121 |
p. [5r]: "5" |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, pp. [2r]–[3r] |
369.17–370.29 / 14.0125–0176 |
p. [5v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, pp. [4r] and [5r] |
See 371.14–16 / 14.0199–0201 |
p. [6r]: "6" |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, pp. [4r] and [5r] |
370.29–371.26 / 14.0176–0210 |
p. [6v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, p. [7r] |
See 372.12–14 / 14.0235–0237 |
p. [7r]: "7" |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, [6r]–[7r] |
371.26–372.25 / 14.0210–0248 |
p. [7v] |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, p. [7r]–[8r] |
Additional texts for p. [8r] |
p. [8r]: "8" |
Buffalo MS V.A.14, p. [8r] |
14.0248–0282 / 372.25–373.20 |
p. [8v] |
NLI MS 36,639/11/C, p. [2r] |
Additional texts for p. [9r] |
p. [9r]: "9" |
NLI MS 36,639/11/C, p. [2r] |
373.21–374.16 / 14.0282–0317 |
p. [9v] |
NLI MS 36,639/11/C, p. [3r] |
Additional texts for p. [10r] |
p. [10r]: "10" |
NLI MS 36,639/11/C, pp. [3r] and [4r] |
374.16–375.16 / 14.0318–0356 |
p. [10v]: Blank |
NA |
NA |
Dating: Joyce wrote this manuscript between early February and 20 March 1920 during his post World War I stay in Trieste.
Other Markings: Joyce crossed through some or all of the text with X s and/or lines on each of the inscribed pages in red crayon as well as an additional text in the margin of p. [2r] in blue crayon. The staples left rust stains in the centerfold between pp. [5v] and [6r], [1r] and [10v]. There are water stains on pp. [1r], [1v], [10r] and [10v]. During conservation, therefore after the manuscript's publication in the JJA , the recto of each leaf was marked "V. A. 11." in the bottom right corner in pencil. The cover is not marked.
Publication: This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 14.005–025.
