| Evidence: | 'Note in the beginning of the "Phaedrus", in the speech attributed to Lysias, the ironical introduction of our Saviour's command, to call to the feast only the poor, the maimed, the halt and the blind.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 19 May 1843 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Ruskin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 8 Feb 1819 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | art critic and social critic |
| Religion: | Church of England (evangelical) |
| 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: | Plato |
| Title: | Phaedrus |
| Genre: | Classics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25826 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Ruskin | |
| Editor: | Joan Evans | |
| Title: | The diaries of John Ruskin | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1956 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 247 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin (Oxford, 1956), 1, p. 247, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25826, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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