George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury was a British literary critic, university teacher, writer and philologist (1845–1933). He was born at Southampton and died at Bath.
Also recorded as G. Sa.
George Saintsbury in brief
- Born
- 1845
- Died
- 1933
- Known for
- literary critic, university teacher, writer and philologist
- Place of birth
- Southampton
Contents
Identity and origins
George Saintsbury was recorded at birth as George Edward Bateman Saintsbury. The authorities additionally record the heading G. Sa. His recorded language was English.
Catalogued works
51 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1884 to 1947.
Introduction and brief biography of Honore de Balzac. EB-11 / Balzac, Honoré de. EB-11 / Mérimée, Prosper. The grouse. : Natural history, by H. A. Macpherson. The partridge. Natural history. The Grouse : natural history. EB-11 / Racine, Jean. EB-11 / Corneille, Pierre. EB-11 / Rousseau, Jean Jacques. Shakespeare and the grand style. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature. Letters to an Unknown. Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX. A Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX. Elizabethan & Jacobean Pamphlets. Poems of John Donne; Volume 1. [Henry Fielding]. A Scrap Book. A History of English Prosody - Vol. III. Polite Conversation in Three Diyalog. Wild Ass' Skin : The Chouans. Rise and Fall of César Birotteau. the Secrets of a Princess. the Middle Classes. Comédie Humaine,. Lily of the Valley. the Firm of Nucingen. the Country Doctor. Works of Honoré de Balzac. Shorter Novels. A Letter Book. Prefaces and Essays. Minor poets of the caroline period. Minor poets of the Caroline period Volume 2. A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day by George Saintsbury (Volume 2). The Heptameron. The Earl Of Derby. A history of english criticism. A Last Scrap Book. A Second Scrap Book. Notes on a Cellar-Book. A First Book of English Literature. A History of the French Novel. A Short History Of English Literature. A History Of English Prosody Vol-III. A History Of English Prosody Vol-I. A History Of English Prosody. Specimens of English prose style, from Malory to Macaulay. History of English Prose Rhythm. Culture and anarchy; an essay in political and social criticism, dated 1903. The Essays of Montaigne. Done Into English by John Florio, Anno 1603. Edited With an Introd. by George Saintsbury; Volume 2. A Saintsbury Miscellany: Selections from His Essays and Scrap Books, dated 1947, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1994.265.242. Saintsbury - Smythe, dated 1884-1932, held by Wellcome Collection. The receipt book of Mrs. Anne Blencowe, A.D. 1694., dated 1925, held by Wellcome Collection. The partridge., dated 1894, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
George Saintsbury, George Saintsbury the Memorial Volume, 2018. Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman (1845–1933), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman, (23 Oct. 1845–28 Jan. 1933), Who Was Who, 2007. To George Saintsbury, The Collected Works of Walter Pater, Vol. 9: Correspondence, 2023. Recollections of Saintsbury, George Saintsbury the Memorial Volume, 2018. INTERVIEW: EVE PATTEN, Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Philologia, 2022.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
A Short History of English Literature (1964) — Internet Archive. A History of English Prose Rhythm (1967) — Internet Archive. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (1897) — Internet Archive. the temple Fielding (1902) — Internet Archive. Everyman's Library Edited By Ernest Rhys (1925) — Internet Archive. The Heptameron of the tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre (1922) — Internet Archive. PRIMER OF FRENCH LITERATURE (1925) — Internet Archive. a history of the french novel (1919) — Internet Archive. Historical manual of english prosody (1910) — Internet Archive. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 (1890) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1845George Saintsbury born at Southampton.
- 1890Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1892The Earl of Derby digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1897The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1902the temple Fielding digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1922The Heptameron of the tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1924The English Novel digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1925Everyman's Library Edited By Ernest Rhys digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1933George Saintsbury died at Bath.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
George Saintsbury, George Saintsbury the Memorial Volume, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Open Library author record for George Saintsbury (Internet Archive), 309 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Recollections of Saintsbury, George Saintsbury the Memorial Volume, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman (1845–1933), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman, (23 Oct. 1845–28 Jan. 1933), Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
To George Saintsbury, The Collected Works of Walter Pater, Vol. 9: Correspondence, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming George Saintsbury.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Internet Archive, 311 digitised items catalogued under George Saintsbury as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with George Saintsbury (6 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 10.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming George Saintsbury.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 11.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1419967: George Saintsbury
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 12.
“George Saintsbury”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
16,182 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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