Record Number: 24366
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Horace Walpole Bedford, 11 December 1793: 'Let me turn to more chearful subjects. your verses were particularly good — & they have the additional merit of novelty in manner & metre. write more. fame is a very late consideration — but let us remember that Pope acquired independance by his Homer. let me say Horace that Popes abilities were not above comparison. undertake some great work. it will take up your attention certainly — you certainly have abilities for any work. chuse either epic or a metrical romance. & in the intervals exercise yourself in the lower ranks for with us lyrics are very subordinate.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Dec 1793 and 11 Dec 1793
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:MS verses
Genre:Poetry, satire
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:24366
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 71. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009.
Additional Information:
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Citation:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 71. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24366, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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