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This book is the literary and private biography of the man Yeats called 'the most important critic of his generation.' Arthur Symons' Memoirs combine material never before published with essays reprinted from scattered sources, arranged according to a plan that Symons outlined to his literary agent but that has remained unrealized until now. Author of The Symbolist Movement in Literature and founding editor of The Savoy, Symons reveals here his critical and personal impressions of the greatest artists and writers of his time as well as the leading theatrical personalities. Revealed also are the experiences of an 1890's man-about-London, including is love affairs with music hall girls. The potentially libelous nature of Symons' amorous confessions prevented publication of a large part of his Memoirs during his lifetime. They are now published in this volume.Following an informative introduction by Professor Beckson, the Memoirs begin with 'A Prelude to Life,' Symons' account of his early development and the start of his literary career in the 1880's. The Memoirs end with a harrowing account of Symons' mental breakdown in Italy in 1908. The entire text is annotated by the editor. Although Symons survived until 1945, he recognized--in planning his Memoirs--that his major achievement lay in guiding the student of literature and art through the transitional period between the Victorian and the modern world. ... Read more

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In this informative new biography of Arthur Symons (1865-1945), the first since 1963, Karl Beckson mines much previously unpublished material to reveal new dimensions of Symon's life and art. As a critic and poet, Symons was a important influence in the development of early Modernism in England, and the impact of his major work, The Symbolist Movement in Literature (1899), and his personal relationships with such figures as Walter Pater, Paul Verlaine, W.B. Yeats, Joseph Conrad, and James Joyce, have assured him an important place in literary history.At the time of his mental breakdown in 1908--here told in harrowing detail--Yeats called him "the best critic of his generation." This stunning biography provides not only an account of Symons's career that confirms Yeats's judgment, but also the fullest record of his life to date. ... Read more

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Arthur Symons s (1865-1945) prominence at the end of the nineteenth century and subsequent influence on early-twentieth-century literature is well established. His biographer Karl Beckson aptly calls hima major figure who helped stimulate the Modernist initiative. The breadth of his artistic interests and critical commentary remains extraordinary. In addition to writing short stories, poems, plays, travel sketches, and translations, Symons was a prolific critic and editor who wrote about literature and what he termedthe seven arts.Yeats famously offered him the laurelbest critic of his generation.Symons championed freedom of subject matter and literary style and thus influenced the work of Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Joyce, and others, particularly in introducing them to the evocative work of French symbolist writers.*Arthur Symons, Critic Among Critics: An Annotated Bibliography* documents the scholarly attention Symons continues to receive not only for his critical influence, but for his own creative work. This annotated bibliography captures over 1300 articles, books, reviews, dissertations, and other writings about Symons, revising and updating Carol Simpson Stern s 1974 bibliography published in *English Literature in Transition, 1880 1920*. Over 1000 new items appear, some of these from unsigned articles now identified as written by authors such as Virginia Woolf and John Middleton Murry.The book, arranged alphabetically by author with annotations in paraphrase style, includes a helpful index and provides a chronological list of works published from the1880s to early 2007 that will prove useful in tracing the evolution of criticism about Symons. *Arthur Symons, Critic Among Critics* joins ELT Press s *Arthur Symons: A Bibliography* (1990), which covers the primary works, to give scholars a comprehensive view of his writings. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1897.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more