| Evidence: | Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 11 January 1821: 'In reading, I have just chanced upon an expression of Tom Campbell's; speaking of Collins, he says that "no reader cares any more about the characteristic manners of his Eclogues than about the authenticity of the tale of Troy." 'Tis false ...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 11 Jan 1821 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Ravenna | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | George Gordon Lord Byron |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 22 Jan 1788 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Agnostic |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thomas Campbell |
| Title: | Specimens of the British Poets (including prefatory Essay on English Poetry) |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 9 vols, 1819. |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 2573 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | George Gordon Lord Byron | |
| Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
| Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1978 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 21 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1978), 8, p. 21, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2573, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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