Record Number: 21722

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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

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Colley Cibber

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Colley Cibber

Title:

[birthday Ode]

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21722

Source:

Print

Author:

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: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

Originally published 1791.