| Evidence: | 'The essays of Steele and Addison, whose prose has so greatly influenced his own, seem to have impressed but, at this time, not moved him. Likewise, Pope, whose translation of the Odyssey found the young reader "by no means skilled enough to perceive the perfection of much of the verse" - "But I found the story worth the trouble", Masefield adds'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1895 and 1897 | ||||||||||
| Country: | U.S.A | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: New York | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Masefield |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Jun 1878 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | later a writer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | U.S.A |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Richard Steele |
| Title: | [essays] |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 5936 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Muriel Spark | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | John Masefield | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1953 (rev. ed. 1992) | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 38-9 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Muriel Spark, John Masefield (London, 1953 (rev. ed. 1992)), p. 38-9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5936, accessed: 08 June 2023 | |
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