Record Number: 32957
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Your Georgian B. has arrived at last; many many thanks. I pounced on King Lear’s Wife, and though it was not more than I expected, it was not less. The only fault I can find is the diction. It has the aspect of talking to children, in some places. Goneril is marvellously drawn. Lear is a bit shadowy, perhaps, but altogether as a poetic drama, it is of the very highest kind … Rupert Brooke’s poem on Clouds is marvellous; his style offends me; it is gaudy and reminiscent … I also received your packet of papers which I’ve had no time yet to look into.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 28 Jul 1916 and 17 Aug 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:county: Somme
other location: behind the lines (unspecified location)
(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:25 Nov 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, 11th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancasters Regiment
Religion:Jewish
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:King Lear's Wife
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:32957
Source:Isaac Rosenberg
Editor:Ian Parsons
Title:The Collected Works of Isaac Rosenberg: Poetry, Prose, Letters, Paintings and Drawings
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:241
Additional Comments:
Letter to Sydney Schiff before 17 August 1916 behind the lines
Citation:
Isaac Rosenberg, Ian Parsons (ed.), The Collected Works of Isaac Rosenberg: Poetry, Prose, Letters, Paintings and Drawings, (London, 1984), p. 241, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32957, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
