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Record 27245

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'The Nature of Poetry. C.I. Evans brought before us the recent book by Henry Newbolt dealing with 'The Nature of Poetry' & gave as the final requisite [underlined] Rhythm [end underlining]. [This definition is discussed at length with quotation and contrary views from other members] Alfred Rawlings gave us Th. Walls Dutton's [?] ideas of poetry quoting him as expressing his own views almost entirely.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Until: 18 May 1918
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Reading
   
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:Alfred Rawlings
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1855
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: n/a
Religion: Quaker or associated with the Friends
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: Thomas Walls Dutton
Title: [writings on Nature of poetry]
Genre: Essays / Criticism
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: reading group

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 27245  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: Ernest E. Unwin
  Title: XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: n/a
  Page/folio: 53

Citation: Ernest E. Unwin, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 53, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27245, accessed: 25 April 2024

Additional comments:

Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php). I cannot find an author of this name or similar

 

 

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