Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Bodmer 1  H-51.6 H-71.3  V-7.2  194/208

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Cologny
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
H-71.2
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Victor Hugo, Oh ! N'insultez jamais une femme qui tombe, signed autograph
Caption:
Caption
Paper · 1 f. · 28.6 x 26.4 cm · not dated
Language:
Language
French
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This famous poem, probably written on 6 September 1835, is part of the composite manuscript Les chants du crépuscule that was published in the same year. Hugo movingly denounces the condition of prostitutes: he actually invites the reader to sympathize with rather than despise the “fallen women”. This symbolic vocabulary, usually denoting moral depravity, is used here not to convey a fault, but to express the courage of women who long struggled against the inevitability of the burden of misery before succumbing to it. Far from a moralizing Manicheism, Hugo assigns faults generally attributed to these women also to “à toi, riche ! à ton or”, pointing a finger at the injustice of a social system lacking any distribution of wealth as well as “à nous”, each citizen whose regard is not charitable enough. This manuscript presents a slight variation of the printed text since it reads: “s’y retenir longtemps de leurs mains épuisées” instead of “s’y cramponner longtemps”. (giv)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Hugo-H-071-002 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Hugo-H-071-002)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Hugo-H-071-002
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-ms-Hugo-H-071-002/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, H-71.2: Victor Hugo, Oh ! N'insultez jamais une femme qui tombe, signed autograph (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Hugo-H-071-002).
Online Since:
Online Since
09/26/2017
Rights:
Rights
Images:
(Concerning all other rights see each manuscript description and our Terms of use)
Document Type:
Document Type
Autograph
Century:
Century
19th century
Annotation Tool - Log in
There aren't any annotations for this manuscript. Be the first to create one!
Add an annotation
Annotation Tool - Log in
There aren't any new bibliographical references for this manuscript. Be the first to add one!
Add a bibliographical reference

Reference Images and Binding


Ruler on page

Digital Colorchecker