Record Number: 2656

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron's "Detached Thoughts" (15 October 1821-18 May 1822), on Harrow master Dr. Drury: 'My first Harrow verses (that is English as exercises) a translation of a Chorus from "the Prometheus" of Aeschylus -- were received by him but coolly ...'

Century:

1700-1799, 1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: Harrow School

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:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jan 1788

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

child; later poet

Religion:

Agnostic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Aeschylus

Title:

Prometheus Bound

Genre:

Classics, Drama, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2656

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1979

Vol:

9

Page:

43

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1979), 9, p. 43, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2656, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None