Record Number: 21067
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Passages transcribed at length into E. M. Forster, Commonplace Book (1937-38) include extracts on the art and literature of different historical periods from Les Grands Textes deu Marxism, sur litterature et l'Art, anthology edited by Jean Freville; topics and authors covered include the Renaissance; comedy; poetry; Goethe; Shakespeare; Carlyle, and Disraeli. Following transcriptions, Forster notes: 'I read this anthology to find material for the Ivory Tower.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1937 and 31 Dec 1938
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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:1 Jan 1879
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Sur la Litterature et l'Art: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Genre:Fiction, Drama, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Social Science, Politics, Arts / architecture, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsParis, 1936; part of series 'Les Grand Textes du Marxism'
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21067
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:108-109
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 108-109, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21067, accessed: 04 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Forster's essay 'The Ivory Tower' published in The London Mercury (Christmas number, 1938) pp.119-30.
