MS#240: Manuscript Notes., 01/01/1879-12/31/1879

File — Box: 1, Folder: 41

Identifier: GAMMS470.1.41

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains all material by and pertaining to Algernon Charles Swinburne. Corresponding curatorial files maintained by John Mayfield for most items are cited. Access to these files are by permission from the Manuscripts Librarian.

Dates

01/01/1879-12/31/1879

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 20 Cubic Feet (40 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Manuscript #240: AN (watermarked 1879, 2 pages) by Algernon Charles Swinburne. According to Mayfield's Curatorial File and Index Card #240, this manuscript includes notes by Swinburne on the Jacobean play, "The Tragedy of Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt," by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger (1619), controversial during its time for republican and anti-authoritarian implications.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES - "BARNAVELT" & OTHER NOTES (MS, C1879): Manuscript

BARNAVELT, JOHN VAN OLDEN - NOTES BY SWINBURNE, A.C. (MS, C1879): Manuscript