Record Number: 4147
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Bill Naughton was hurt that when he applied for conscientious objector status the tribunal was suspicious of his elevated vocabulary] '"I couldn't help feeling hurt", Naughton recalled, "that they should deny one the right to use the English language". That hit both ethnic and class nerves: he had been born in County Mayo of peasant stock. At any rate, he was using the language to read Locke, Nietzsche, Thoreau, Schopenhauer, Marx and The Faerie Queene. They were not easy to decipher at first, but as he pieced together an understanding of what he was reading, he became more critical and less deferential...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1910
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:born a peasant, later author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Politics, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:4147
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
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Page:230
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Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, (New Haven, 2001), p. 230, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4147, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See Bill Naughton 'A Roof Over Your Head' (London, 1945) and 'On The Pig's Back', no further details traceable.
