Record Number: 20876
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In this depreciation [by Johnson] of Churchill's poetry I could not agree with him. It is very true that the greatest part of it is upon the topicks of the day, on which account, as it brought him great fame and profit at the time, it must proportionally slide out of the publick attention as other occasional objects succeed. But Churchill had extraordnary vigour both of thought and expression. His portraits of the players will ever be valuable to the true lovers of the drama; and his strong caricatures of several eminent men of his age, will not be forgotten by the curious. Let me add, that there are in his works many passages which are of a general nature; and his "Prophecy of Famine" is a poem of no ordinary merit. It is, indeed, falsely injurious to Scotland, but therefore may be allowed a greater share of invention'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 1 Jul 1763
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Prophecy of Famine, The. A Scots Pastoral
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:20876
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:296-7
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 296-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20876, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.
