| Evidence: | Hugh Stuart Boyd to Elizabeth Barrett, in hand of an amanuensis, letter postmarked 19
January 1843:
'Since I last wrote to you, the Poems of Darthula has been read to me again. It appears to
me, a thing very extraordannary [sic], that a mind like yours, should not take grate [sic]
delight in such Poetry as that of Ossian.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 10 Jan 1843 and 19 Jan 1843 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Listener: | Hugh Stuart Boyd |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1781 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | classicist |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | unknown |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | James Macpherson (as 'translator' of Ossian) |
| Title: | Poems of Darthula |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 17100 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1988 | |
| Vol: | 6 | |
| Page: | 297 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1988), 6, p. 297, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17100, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| Boyd believed in authenticity of 'Ossian' poems, which he had to have read to him owing to blindness (also the reason why letter in hand of amanuensis). |
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