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Record 24902

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 1 September 1795, 'Grosvenor I have a curiosity for you. two sonnets by James Jennings — seriously intended. upon Metaphor & Personification. he had personified a Catastrophe once & upon my noticing it as bold introduced it here.'
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Until: 1 Sep 1795
Country: England
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:Robert Southey
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12 Aug 1774
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)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: James Jennings
Title: Sonnets on Metaphor and Personification
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Manuscript: Unknown
Publication details: The sonnets appeared under the signature ‘J.J.’ in the first number of Southey’s Annual Anthology (Bristol, 1799), pp. 148–149.
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 24902  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009. ,

Citation: "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009. , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24902, accessed: 28 March 2024

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