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The Hand That Corrected Itself: Manuscripts of Ziviale Lystia

The Hand That Corrected Itself: Manuscripts of Ziviale Lystia

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The Hand That Corrected Itself: Manuscripts of Ziviale Lystia

Ivan Franko Literary Memorial Museum4 February 2026 — 26 March 2026Літературно-меморіальний музей Івана Франка

Sheets in a small hand with deletions. In places a line is rewritten three times, and the third version did not always reach print.

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Correction as Part of the Work

A question for editions: whether to print variants beside the canonical text.

Most Corrections Fall in the Opening Lines

The opening of a poem is rewritten twice as often as its ending.

The Order of the Layers Was Established from the Ink

Three shades on a single sheet mean three different days.

A Page Corrected with Both Hands

In his last years the author held the pen with both hands, and it shows.

The Hand That Corrected Itself: Manuscripts Without Fair Copies

Sheets on which every stage of work on a line is visible at once.

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