Record Number: 5986
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[We then read aloud a dialogue on taste by Mr Ramsay, a lively original book with some entertaining and instructive remarks on the progress of those arts that seem particularly to call forth the exertion to taste. I pointed out this, to carry on the pursuit in her mind though on a wholly different principle. Cozens forms beauties by mathematical Rules: reduces all to a regular, invariable System. Ramsay makes beauty the mere result of opinion in different persons, & consequently varying with the various persons he admits of no other standard for taste; the comparisons this difference of opinion drew and the observations that arose, the Books it led us to consult, gave us much amusing conversation.' [reading in turn with her pupil and sister Clara].
Century:1700-1799
Date:19 Aug
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1758
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Diplomat's daughter and civil servant's wife
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Her sister, Clara.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:a dialogue on taste
Genre:Philosophy, Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5986
Source:Manuscript
Author:Anna Larpent
Title:n/a
Location:Huntington Library
Call No:HM 31201
Page/Folio:1780
Additional Information:
Before her marriage in 1782.
Citation:
Anna Larpent, Huntington Library, HM 31201, 1780, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5986, accessed: 14 May 2024
Additional Comments:
The sisters took it in turns to read to each other.
