| Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Arabella Moulton-Barrett, 26 July 1847:
'We passed the time [at the monastery at Vallombrosa] till monday, .. reading the Life of San
Gualberto (who established the monastery) & learning from that only book within our reach,
how spiritual holiness & benediction float in the air of the place [...] & how no mortal soul can
approach the mountain, without partaking the sanctifying advantage.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 4 Jul 1847 and 26 Jul 1847 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reading Group: | Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writers |
| Religion: | various |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | unknown |
| Title: | Life of St Giovanni Gualberto |
| Genre: | Other religious, Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 17641 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis | |
| Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
| Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | 14 | |
| Page: | 257 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1998), 14, p. 257, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17641, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Source eds note that several accounts of San Gualberto's life existed in both verse and prose at time of reading; see p.261 n.11. In a letter of 7 August 1847 to Julia Martin, Barrett Browning describes how the Life of San Gualberto was 'laid on the table for the edification of strangers' (see p.275 in source). |
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