Record Number: 5786
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Anthony Grafton, "Discitur ut agatur: How Gabriel Harvey Read His Livy": "In 1584 ... in Cambridge, Harvey read Livy ... with Thomas Preston, master of Trinity Hall. They read Machiavelli's Discorsi at the same time ... They read several other up-to-date works on pragmatic politics as well, notably Jean Bodin's Methodus and Republic."
Century:1500-1599
Date:Between 01 01 1584 and 31 12 1584
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
county: Cambridgeshire
specific address: Master's rooms, Trinity Hall
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:Gabriel Harvey and Thomas Preston
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1550
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Lawyer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Thomas Preston, Master of Trinity Hall
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio
Genre:Classics, Essays / Criticism, History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5786
Source:n/a
Editor:Stephen A. Barney
Title:Annotation and Its Texts
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:n/a
Page:115
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Stephen A. Barney (ed.), Annotation and Its Texts, (New York, 1991), p. 115, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5786, accessed: 12 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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