Record Number: 21722
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Johnson said] 'Colley Cibber once consulted me as to one of his birth-day Odes, a long time before it was wanted. I objected very freely to several passages. Cibber lost patience, and would not read his Ode to an end.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 12 Nov 1757
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:11 Jun 1671
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and theatre manager
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Dr Johnson
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[birthday Ode]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:21722
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:862-3
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 862-3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21722, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791.