Record Number: 25459
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'After a period of refreshment A. Rawlings then read a paper on Ruskin as an art critic, in which he gratuituously attacked the literary style of Modern Painters with which the paper chiefly dealt. The style was condemned as quite unsuited to the subject by reason of its verbosity its looseness of expression & inexact terminology. This view met with strong dissent. Extracts were then read from Modern Painters showing the argument of the work which was criticised later'. [the critique is summarised]
Century:1900-1945
Date:6 Apr 1900
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Reading
specific address: 1 Cross St
(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:1855
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Quaker or associated with the Friends
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Members of the XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[paper on Ruskin as art critic]
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:25459
Source:Manuscript
Author:Alfred Rawlings
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915)
Location:Private Collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:48
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) , Private Collection, n/a, 48, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25459, accessed: 16 February 2025
Additional Comments:
Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).
