Record Number: 8622
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Wordsworth to Felicia Hemans, September 1834, praising her verse collection "Scenes and Hymns", of which he was the dedicatee: 'This morning I have read the stanzas upon "Elysium" with great pleasure. You have admirably expanded the thought of Chateaubriand.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Sep 1834 and 30 Sep 1834
Country:England
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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:7 Apr 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:"Elysium"
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn Felicia Hemans, Scenes and Hymns of Life &c. Blackwood and Cadell, 1834
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:8622
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Editor:Susan J. Wolfson
Title:Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials
Place of Publication:Princeton
Date of Publication:2000
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Page:558
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Susan J. Wolfson (ed.), Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials, (Princeton, 2000), p. 558, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8622, accessed: 07 October 2024
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