Record Number: 13682
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Now my lot in the Heavens is this, Milton lov'd me in/childhood & shew'd me his face./Ezra came with Isaiah the Prophet, but Shakespeare in riper/ years gave me his hand;/ Paracelsus & Behmen appear'd to me," Poem in letter to John Flaxman Letter 19 12th Sept 1800 explaining Blake's most influential reading.
Century:1800-1849
Date:12 Sep 1800
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1757
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Engraver and Poet
Religion:non-Conformist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Poetry, Science
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:13682
Source:William Blake
Editor:Geoffrey Keynes
Title:The Letters of William Blake: with related documents
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:20
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents, (Oxford, 1980), p. 20, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13682, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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