"The Book of Ephraim," Section A
Item
Merrill, James. n.d. “‘The Book of Ephraim,’ Section A”. Series_V_Material_Towards_Books, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38534
- Title
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"The Book of Ephraim," Section A
- Description
- Draft pages of "The Book of Ephraim" Section A, with corrections to the beginning, which addresses James Merrill's uncertainty over the format in which to tell this story. Claude Fredericks had convinced him it had to be in verse.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 174, Folder 5395
- Relation
- Series_V_Material_Towards_Books
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Exhibit Cases 7-8: Other World
- James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 541-2
- James Merrill Digital Archive
- Format
- 2 leaves. Recto.
- 2 jpegs. 600 ppi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
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The_Book_of_Ephraim_Section A-001.jpg
The_Book_of_Ephraim_Section A-002.jpg - Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Site pages
- The Other World - Material Towards Books
Merrill, James. n.d. “‘The Book of Ephraim,’ Section A”. Series_V_Material_Towards_Books, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38534