Evidence: | Alfred Tennyson, aged twelve, to his aunt Marianne Fytche:
'You used to tell me that you should be obliged to me if I would write to you and give you my remarks on works and authors. I shall now fulfil the promise which I made at that time. Going into the library this morning, I picked up "Samson Agonistes," on which (as I think it is a play you like) I shall send you my remarks [goes on to comment in detail on various transcribed passages from text, with points discussed including Classical allusions, and etymologies of words]'. |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1821 and 31 Dec 1821 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Somersby | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Alfred Tennyson |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 6 Aug 1809 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | n/a |
Religion: | Church of England |
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 Milton |
Title: | Samson Agonistes |
Genre: | Other religious, Drama, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 21226 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Hallam Tennyson | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1897 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 7-9; 7 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 7-9; 7, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21226, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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