Record Number: 32304

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It certainly is a grievous pity that Shakespeare filled Romeo and Juliet with those appalling rhymes. But the worst thing in the play is old Capulet's preposterous speech to the guests. Still, it is a very fine tragedy.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1913 and 19 Oct 1913

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

Great Malvern
Worcestershire
Malvern College

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:

Clive Staples Lewis

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

29 Nov 1898

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Student

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

Northern Ireland

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:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Romeo and Juliet

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32304

Source:

Print

Author:

C. S. Lewis

Editor:

Walter Hooper

Title:

C. S. Lewis Collected Letters

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

1

Page:

34

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (ed.), C. S. Lewis Collected Letters, (London, 2000), 1, p. 34, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32304, accessed: 13 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None