Record Number: 13152

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read several of Dryden's original Poems. The sudden transition from his "Funeral Lines on Oliver Cromwell", to his "Astraea Redux on the Restoration", the two first poems in the collection, has a curious effect...'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 27 Jan 1798 and 11 Feb 1798

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Green

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1769

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

gentleman

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Dryden

Title:

Works

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

13152

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Green

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich

Date of Publication:

1810

Vol:

n/a

Page:

61

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Green, Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature. (Ipswich, 1810), p. 61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13152, accessed: 22 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None