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Record 22046

Reading Experience:

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".'
Century:
Date: Until: 29 Apr 1778
Country: unknown
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Homer
Title: Iliad
Genre: Classics, Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 22046  
Source - Print  
  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

Additional comments:

Originally published 1791. It is probable though not certain that this is the Allan Ramsay in question.

 

 

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