Record Number: 13683

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"I shall not be able to avail myself of the assistance of Bruno's fairies." [Reference to writings of Giordano Bruno 1548-1600. Italian Heretic philosopher - according to editorial footnote]. Letter 21 to William Hayley

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

12 Sep

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Blake

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

28 Nov 1757

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Engraver and Poet

Religion:

non-Conformist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Giordano Bruno

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

13683

Source:

Print

Author:

William Blake

Editor:

Geoffrey Keynes

Title:

The Letters of William Blake: with related documents

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

21

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents, (Oxford, 1980), p. 21, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13683, accessed: 16 February 2025

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Additional Comments:

None