Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
 
RED International logo

 
 
 

Listings for Author:  

Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius

  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

  

Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius : 

'His figure and manner appeared strange to them [the company on the night of Johnson's arrival in Oxford]; but he behaved modestly, and sat silent, till upon something which occurred in the course of conversation, he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius; and thus he gave the first impression of that more extensive reading in which he had indulged himself'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Book
  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

OU logo
   
AHRC logo
   
Green Turtle Web Design