Record Number: 25661
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the afternoon I finished "Dialectical Materialism", by David Guest - a promising young philosopher killed in the Spanish War. I find that my own conception of the relationship between love and necessity has much in common with Marx's philosophy, and I hope to be able to resolve them both. As a contrast to Guest's book I read, in the latter part of the day, T.S. Eliot's essat "The Idea of Christian Society". Eliot has an aristocratic clarity of style, but dry in the mouth, and if it keeps the mind alert it rarely warms the heart; the quality is fine but lacks fullness; and we savour him in sips, never in a mouthful.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:19 Sep 1940
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Perth
specific address: 27 Wilson Street
location in dwelling: in bed
(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:28 Apr 1892
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:poet
Religion:atheist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Dialectical Materialism
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25661
Source:William Soutar
Editor:Alexander Scott
Title:Diaries of a dying man
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:1954
Vol:n/a
Page:157
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Soutar, Alexander Scott (ed.), Diaries of a dying man (Edinburgh, 1954), p. 157, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25661, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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