Record Number: 20936
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He said, Dr. Joseph Warton was a very agreeable man, and his "Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope," a very pleasing book. I wondered that he delayed so long to give us the continuation of it. Johnson. "Why, Sir, I suppose he finds himself a little disappointed, in not having been able to persuade the world to be of his opinion as to Pope." We have now been favoured with the concluding volume, in which, to use a parliamentary expression, he has explained, so as not to appear quite so adverse to the opinion of the world, concerning Pope, as was at first thought; and we must all agree, that his work is a most valuable accession to English literature'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 21 Jul 1763
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:20936
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:317
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 317, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20936, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791. The second volume appeared in 1782 so Boswell must have read it after that date.
