| 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'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 15 Oct 1781 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Giovanni Povoleri |
| 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, workmates) |
Mrs Thrale |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Giovanni Povoleri |
| Title: | [translation of Gray's Elegy into Italian] |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 23368 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | 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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23368, accessed: 02 May 2024 | |
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