Record Number: 26301

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It was during Michaelmas term of 1874 that Wilde first opened "Studies in the History of the Renaissance", a collection of art essays penned by the Oxford Classics don Walter Pater in 1873.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1874 and 31 Dec 1874

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Oxford
specific address: Magdalen College

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Oscar Wilde

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Oct 1854

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Walter Pater

Title:

Studies in the History of the Renaiisance

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

first edition

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

26301

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Wright

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Oscar's Books

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

99

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 99, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26301, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None