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Record Number: 8622


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

William Wordsworth to Felicia Hemans, September 1834, praising her verse collection "Scenes and Hymns", of which he was the dedicatee: 'This morning I have read the stanzas upon "Elysium" with great pleasure. You have admirably expanded the thought of Chateaubriand.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1834 and 30 Sep 1834

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:

William Wordsworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

7 Apr 1770

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of England

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:

Felicia Hemans

Title:

"Elysium"

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In Felicia Hemans, Scenes and Hymns of Life &c. Blackwood and Cadell, 1834

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

8622

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Susan J. Wolfson

Title:

Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials

Place of Publication:

Princeton

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

558

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Susan J. Wolfson (ed.), Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials (Princeton, 2000), p. 558, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8622, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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