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Record Number: 1727


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'C[oleridge] read from Daniel, including Hymen's Triumph and Musophilus, during his stay at D[ove] C[ottage], 20 Dec. 1803-14 Jan. 1804 ... '

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 20 Dec 1803 and 14 Jan 1804

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:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Oct 1772

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Daniel

Title:

Musophilus

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1727

Source:

Print

Author:

Duncan Wu

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Wordsworth's Reading 1800-1815

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

69

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Duncan Wu, Wordsworth's Reading 1800-1815 (Cambridge, 1995), p. 69, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1727, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

From entry 125 (iii) in Wu (1995): Wu suggests Coleridge was reading from Wordsworth's copy of 1718 edition of Daniel.

   
   
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