Record Number: 23842
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[regarding a poetry contest with his brother William, himself and another, Hogg says of William's poem] it was far superior to either of the other two in the sublimity of the ideas; but, besides being in bad measure, it was often bombastical. The title of it was "Urania's Tour"'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1798 and 1 Jun 1798
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Ettrick
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:25 Jan 1772
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:shepherd, later poet
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Urania's Tour'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
shown by his brother
Source Information:
Record ID:23842
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Altrive Tales
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2003
Vol:Collected Works 13
Page:19
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales, (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23842, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None