Record Number: 12249

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We spent most of the morning talking, and reading of "The Seige of Rhodes", which is certainly (the more I read it I think so) the best poem that ever was wrote.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

1 Oct 1665

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London
other location: on board the Bezan (ship)

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

26 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Captain Cockes

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Sir William Davenant

Title:

The Seige of Rhodes

Genre:

Drama, Poetry, opera

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1663

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12249

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1971

Vol:

6

Page:

247

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 6, p. 247, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12249, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None