Evidence: | 'During the winter evenings of 1855 my father would translate the Odyssey aloud into Biblical prose for my mother, who writes, "Thus I get as much as it is possible to have of the true spirit of the original."' |
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Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Oct 1855 and 31 Dec 1855 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Alfred Tennyson |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 6 Aug 1809 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Emily Tennyson |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Homer |
Title: | The Odyssey |
Genre: | Classics, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | In reader's own translation |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 21824 | |
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: | 413 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 413, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21824, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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