Record Number: 9582

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On sig. A2 of "A New Letter of Notable Contents" (1593) [Gabriel] Harvey refers to [Barnabe Barnes, "Parthenophil and Parthenophe" as one of the recently-read books received from [John] Wolfe [publisher for whom Harvey acted as reader].'

Century:

1500-1599

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1592 and 31 Dec 1593

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Gabriel Harvey

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1545

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer/academic

Religion:

Christian

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:

Barnabe Barnes

Title:

Parthenophil and Parthenope. Sonnettes, madrigals, elegies and odes.

Genre:

Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: John Wolfe, 1593

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9582

Source:

Print

Author:

Virginia F. Stern

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1979

Vol:

n/a

Page:

201

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Virginia F. Stern, Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library, (Oxford, 1979), p. 201, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9582, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None