| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to John Kenyon, c. June 1838:
'The opening stanzas of your poem would charm Criticism into silence, even if she had a little to say [goes on to discuss piece in detail] Thank you for the great pleasure I have had in reading this poem -- Its concluding stanzas are animated & forcible, & leave an impression'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jun 1838 and 30 Jun 1838 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Barrett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 6 Mar 1806 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Evangelical |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Kenyon |
| Title: | "The Greek Wife" |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 16512 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 36 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1986), 4, p. 36, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16512, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Kenyon's poem later published, with revisions reflecting Barrett's criticisms, in Findens' Tableaux. |
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