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Record Number: 25665


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Finished reading A.C. Bradley's "Shakespearean Tragedy", which has lain unread for 20 years: a work of profound penetration. Not only has it taught me much about Shakespeare; but its analysis of those values which underlie Shakespeare's tragic conception has in some measure confirmed my own convictions embodied in "But the Earth Abideth".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

23 Jun 1942

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Perth
specific address: 27 Wilson Street
location in dwelling: in bed

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:

William Soutar

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

A.C. Bradley

Title:

Shakespearean Tragedy

Genre:

Drama, Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

25665

Source:

Print

Author:

William Soutar

Editor:

Alexander Scott

Title:

Diaries of a dying man

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

1954

Vol:

n/a

Page:

167

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Soutar, Alexander Scott (ed.), Diaries of a dying man (Edinburgh, 1954), p. 167, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25665, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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