Record Number: 4127
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?Of Sir Walter Scott I have heard Maturin speak in terms of rapture. He considered his extraordinary productions the greatest efforts of human genius, and often said that in the poetry of universal nature he considered him equal to Shakespeare. So sensibly imbued was he with the characteristics of those magic fictions, that he apprehended the publication of an intentional imitation of Ivanhoe. I believe the public however never perceived any imitation beyond that into which every novelist falls who happens to write after Sir Walter.?
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Ireland
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1782
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Curate
Religion:Christian (Church of England)
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:complete works to 1820
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1802-1820
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4127
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Editor:n/a
Title:The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1827
Vol:XIX
Page:410
Additional Comments:
Anonymous article 'Conversations with Maturin, n. 1', pp. 401-11.
Citation:
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, (1827), XIX, p. 410, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4127, accessed: 06 December 2024
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