Record Number: 929
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Finished not only the whole of Synesius?s poems, but four odes of Gregory, contained in the same little volume. And yet I really read nothing superficially. There is a great deal in Synesius which is very fine. He stands on a much higher step than Gregory does, as a poet; tho? occasional diffuseness is the fault of each. I like the 7th. hymn extremely. A slip of paper in the first leaf, tells me that in Mr. Boyd?s opinion the 1st. 5th. & 6th. are perhaps the finest, next to the 9th. I wd. lay a very strong emphasis on perhaps. The 9th. is, I agree with him, decidedly the finest.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 9 Apr 1832
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Odes
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:929
Source:Elizabeth Barrett
Editor:Elizabeth Berridge
Title:The Barretts at Hope End: The Early Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:258
Additional Comments:
Diary entry for 9 April 1832
Citation:
Elizabeth Barrett, Elizabeth Berridge (ed.), The Barretts at Hope End: The Early Diary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (London, 1974), p. 258, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=929, accessed: 30 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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