«To be read poco a poco»: a letter from Edward Dubois (1774-1850) to Francis Douce (1757-1834)
This article focuses on a letter signed «ED» found among the papers of the British antiquary Francis Douce (1757-1834) and kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The identity of Douce’s anonymous correspondent is discussed, a hypothesis regarding both authorship and date is proposed, and the conten...
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| description | This article focuses on a letter signed «ED» found among the papers of the British antiquary Francis Douce (1757-1834) and kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The identity of Douce’s anonymous correspondent is discussed, a hypothesis regarding both authorship and date is proposed, and the contents of the letters are explored in connection with the transmission of knowledge within Douce’s extended networks, paying particular attention to his Spanish ¡ acquaintances and correspondents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff6b2651d2474ca98766bd5fb2cb02742025-08-20T03:06:13ZengUniversidad de CádizCuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo2173-06872023-10-0129657710.25267/Cuad_Ilus_romant.2023.i29.05«To be read poco a poco»: a letter from Edward Dubois (1774-1850) to Francis Douce (1757-1834)Mercedes Cerón0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-0632Universidad de SalamancaThis article focuses on a letter signed «ED» found among the papers of the British antiquary Francis Douce (1757-1834) and kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The identity of Douce’s anonymous correspondent is discussed, a hypothesis regarding both authorship and date is proposed, and the contents of the letters are explored in connection with the transmission of knowledge within Douce’s extended networks, paying particular attention to his Spanish ¡ acquaintances and correspondents.https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/cir/article/view/10127bodleiandouceduboisjiménez de alcaláletter |
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| title | «To be read poco a poco»: a letter from Edward Dubois (1774-1850) to Francis Douce (1757-1834) |
| title_full | «To be read poco a poco»: a letter from Edward Dubois (1774-1850) to Francis Douce (1757-1834) |
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| title_short | «To be read poco a poco»: a letter from Edward Dubois (1774-1850) to Francis Douce (1757-1834) |
| title_sort | to be read poco a poco a letter from edward dubois 1774 1850 to francis douce 1757 1834 |
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