Record Number: 23368
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Povoleri the Italian who dedicated the Tragedy of Rosmunda to me some years ago, has translated Gray's Church Yard Elegy into Tuscan: tis enchantment to hear the Fellow read his own Language, he does it so divinely; & has indeed great Taste and Skill in ours'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 15 Oct 1781
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:tutor to the Thrales
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Italy
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Mrs Thrale
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[translation of Gray's Elegy into Italian]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:23368
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:514
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 514, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23368, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None