Evidence: | 'RAMSAY. "I suppose Homer's 'Iliad' to be a collection of pieces which had been written before his time. I should like to see a translation of it in poetical prose like the book of Ruth or Job".' |
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Date: | Until: 29 Apr 1778 | ||||||||||
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Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Allan Ramsay |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 13 Sep 1713 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | painter |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | Scotland |
Country of experience: | unknown |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Homer |
Title: | Iliad |
Genre: | Classics, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 22046 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Boswell | |
Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
Title: | Life of Johnson | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 979 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 979, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22046, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
Originally published 1791. It is probable though not certain that this is the Allan Ramsay in question. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)