Evidence: | 'At 7 [...] I read the History of England and Rome -- at 8 I perused the History of Greece and
it was at this age that I first found real delight in poetry -- "The Minstrel" Popes "Iliad"[,]
some parts of the "Odyssey" passages from "Paradise lost" selected by my dearest Mama and
some of Shakespeares plays among which were "The Tempest," "Othello," and a few historical
dramatic pieces constituted my studies!' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 6 Mar 1814 and 6 Mar 1815 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Elizabeth Barrett |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 6 Mar 1806 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | child |
Religion: | Evangelical |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | William Shakespeare |
Title: | The Tempest |
Genre: | Drama, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 16076 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 350 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1984), 1, p. 350, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16076, accessed: 28 November 2023 |
Evidence from Elizabeth Barrett's 'Glimpses into My Own Life and Literary Character' (composed 1820-21). |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)