Arthur Symons

Arthur Symons was a British poet, writer, literary critic, translator, art historian and editor (1865–1945). He was born at Milford Haven and died at Wittersham.

Also recorded as Arthur William Symons.

Overview

Born at Milford Haven in 1865, died at Wittersham in 1945.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Arthur William Symons. His recorded languages were French, English and Italian.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1905 to 1918. The first 12 are listed here.

The Symbolist Movement in Literature. A sixteenth century anthology. Macbeth. Shakspere's Venus and Adonis. Cities of Italy. Studies in seven arts. Shakespeare's play of Antony & Cleopatra. Poems. Studies in prose and verse. Plays acting and music a book of theory. The golden threshold, dated 1905. Plays Acting and Music.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Arthur Symons: Selected Writings, 1974. Symons, Arthur William (1865–1945), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Arthur Symons, a Mediator of Belgian Symbolist Writers, Arthur Symons, 2018. Arthur Symons in France:, Arthur Symons, 2018. Arthur Symons and Decadent Lyric Phenomenology, The Lyric Poem and Aestheticism, 2016.

In detail

the recorded working language is French, English and Italian.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, poetry and literary criticism.

Chronology

  1. 1865Arthur Symons born at Milford Haven.
  2. 1945Arthur Symons died at Wittersham.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Arthur Symons”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q711666: Arthur Symons

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