Record Number: 21736
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He repeated a good many lines of Horace's "Odes", while we were in the chaise. I remember particularly the Ode [italics] Eheu fugaces [italics]. He said, the dispute as to the comparative excellence of Homer or Virgil was inaccurate. "We must consider (said he) whether Homer was not the greatest poet, though Virgil may have produced the finest poem. Virgil was indebted to Homer for the whole invention of the structure of an epick poem, and for many of his beauties".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 22 Sep 1777
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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:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
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:Odes
Genre:Classics, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:21736
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Boswell
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:870
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Boswell, (Oxford, 1980), p. 870, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21736, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791