Record Number: 21906
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'the two poets [Owen and Sassoon] probably talked more about literature than anything else. Owen found that they had been "following parallel trenches all our lives" and "had more friends in common, authors I mean, than most people can boast of in a lifetime". By chance, Sassoon was reading a small volume of Keats which Lady Ottoline [Morrel] had sent him. He shared Owen's interest in the late-Victorian poets, including Housman, whose influence is often apparent in his war poems, but Owen was surprised to discover that he admired Hardy "more than anybody living". No doubt Sassoon persuaded him to start reading Hardy's poems. In return, Owen showed him Tailhade's book'
Century:1900-1945
Date:From: 23 Jul 1917
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:other location: Craiglockhart hospital
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:8 Sep 1886
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:soldier and poet
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent to him by Lady ottoline Morrel
Source Information:
Record ID:21906
Source:Dominic Hibberd
Editor:n/a
Title:Owen the Poet
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:n/a
Page:105
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Dominic Hibberd, Owen the Poet, (Basingstoke, 1986), p. 105, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21906, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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