"The Thousand and Second Night"
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Title
"The Thousand and Second Night"
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
Notebook pages showing the first title of and early notes toward the pivotal, experimental, multifaceted poem "The Thousand and Second Night," which was based partly upon Merrill's Bell's palsy experience. These notes capture Merrill's uncertainty what is happening to his half-paralyzed face, and his realization the condition can be a metaphor for his soul. These are just three of a total sixty-eight manuscript pages in the collection. The drafts includes pages toward a pseudo quote about the soul and abuse of the earth, two major themes of the epic Ouija board poems that came later.
See also the photograph of Maria Mitsotaki and James Merrill.
See also the photograph of Maria Mitsotaki and James Merrill.
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 139, Folder 3598
Relation
Series_IV_Manuscripts
Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece
James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 323-9
Format
2 leaves. Recto and verso
2 jpegs. 600 ppi.
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
Subseries_IV-1-a_The_Thousand_and_Second_Night-001.jpg
Subseries_IV-1-a_The_Thousand_and_Second_Night-002.jpg
Subseries_IV-1-a_The_Thousand_and_Second_Night-002.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
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Citation
Merrill, James, “"The Thousand and Second Night"
,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 4, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12655.