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19th-century literary critics

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James JoyceAuthor · BooksJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.
James LaverAuthor · BooksJames Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria…
Jan LechońAuthor · BooksLeszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; 13 March 1899 – 8 June 1956) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, diplomat, and co-founder of the Skamander literary movement and…
János ErdélyiAuthor · BooksJános Erdélyi (1 April 1814 – 23 January 1868) was a Hungarian poet, critic, author, philosopher and ethnographist.
Jaroslav VrchlickýAuthor · BooksJaroslav Vrchlický (ˈjaroslav ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː; 17 February 1853 – 9 September 1912) was a Czech lyrical poet. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times.
Jean EpsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Epstein (25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist.
Jean MoréasAuthor · BooksJean Moréas (French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁeɑs, -as]; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος;
Johan Sebastian WelhavenAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Welhaven painted by Jacob Calmeyer, 1827
Johannes ScherrAuthor · BooksJohannes Scherr (3 October 1817 – 21 November 1886) was a German-born cultural historian, writer, literary critic, educator and politician who spent most of his working life in Switzerland.
John Addington SymondsAuthor · BooksJohn Addington Symonds Jr. (5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic.
Jorge Luis BorgesAuthor · BooksJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges[2] (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and…
José Amador de los RíosArtist · PaintingsJosé Amador de los Ríos y Serrano (30 April 1818 – 17 February 1878) was a Spanish historian, archaeologist, literary critic, and professor.
José Ortega y GassetAuthor · BooksJosé Ortega (disambiguation)José Ortega
Józef CzapskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Czapski (3 April 1896 – 12 January 1993) was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an Major of the Polish Army reserves.
Józef SękowskiAuthor · BooksOsip Ivanovich Senkovsky (31 March 1800 – 16 March 1858), born Józef-Julian Sękowski, was a Polish–Russian orientalist, journalist and entertainer.
Józef WeyssenhoffAuthor · BooksJózef Weyssenhoff (8 April 1860 – 6 July 1932) was a Polish novelist, poet, literary critic, publisher.
József BajzaAuthor · BooksJózsef Bajza (31 January 1804 – 3 March 1858) was a Hungarian poet and critic.
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Juan Felipe ToruñoAuthor · BooksJuan Felipe Toruño (León, Nicaragua, May 1, 1898 – San Salvador, El Salvador, August 31, 1980) was a prolific Nicaraguan journalist and teacher who spent most of his life in El Salvador.
Jules RenardAuthor · BooksPierre-Jules Renard (pron; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French novelist, playwright, and diarist.
Julian SchmidtAuthor · BooksHeinrich Julian Schmidt (March 7, 1818 – March 27, 1886) was a German journalist and historian of literature.
Julius Leopold KleinAuthor · BooksJulius Leopold Klein (Hungarian: Klein Gyula Lipót; 1810 – 2 August 1876) was a German writer of Jewish origin born in Miskolc, Hungary.
Junzaburō NishiwakiAuthor · BooksJunzaburō Nishiwaki was a Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Shōwa period Japan, specializing in modernism, Dadaism and surrealism. He was also a noted painter of watercolors.
Karel SabinaAuthor · BooksKarel Sabina (pen names include Arian Želinský and Leo Blass; 29 December 1813 – 8 November 1877) was a Czech writer and journalist.
Karl KrausAuthor · BooksKarl Kraus (lang; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Karol IrzykowskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Karol Irzykowski.
Kenneth BurkeAuthor · BooksKenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and…
Konstantin AksakovAuthor · BooksKonstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov (Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Акса́ков; 10 April 1817 – 19 December 1860) was a Russian critic and writer.
Konstantin VelichkovAuthor · BooksKonstantin Velichkov (full name Konstantin Velichkov Petkov; in Bulgarian: Констaнтин Величков; 1855 – 3 November 1907) was a Bulgarian writer and public figure.
Kostas VarnalisAuthor · BooksKostas Varnalis (14 February 1884 – 16 December 1974) was a Greek poet and writer.
Kostis PalamasAuthor · BooksKostis Palamas (palaˈmas; 13 January 1859 – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn.
Kristofer RandersAuthor · BooksOle Kristofer Randers (1 April 1851 – 15 March 1917) was a Norwegian poet and theatre critic. He made his literary debut in 1879 with the poetry collection Med Lyre og Lanse.
Lafcadio HearnAuthor · Books
Lascelles AbercrombieAuthor · BooksLascelles Abercrombie (9 January 1881 – 27 October 1938) was a British poet and literary critic, one of the "Dymock poets".[2] After the First World War he worked as a professor of English…
Léon DaudetAuthor · BooksLéon Daudet (French: [dodɛ]; 16 November 1867 – 2 July 1942) was a French journalist, writer, an active monarchist, and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Léon HalévyAuthor · BooksLéon Halévy (4 January 1802 – 2 September 1883) was a French civil servant, historian, and dramatist.
Léon WerthAuthor · BooksIllustration — Werth in 1914 in a military uniform
Louis BertrandAuthor · BooksLouis Bertrand (disambiguation)Louis Bertrand
Lu XunAuthor · Books
Luciano CordeiroAuthor · BooksLuciano Cordeiro (Mirandela, 21 July 1844 – Lisbon, 24 December 1900) was a Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer.
Ludolf WienbargAuthor · BooksChristian Ludolf Wienbarg (25 December 1802 – 2 January 1872) was a German journalist and literary critic, one of the founders of the Young Germany movement during the Vormärz period.
Luigi CapuanaAuthor · BooksLuigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 – November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the main exponents of Verismo.
Machado de AssisAuthor · BooksJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis (lang), sometimes called Bruxo do Cosme Velho (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer,…
Mahavir Prasad DwivediAuthor · BooksMahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor.
Maksim BahdanovičAuthor · BooksMaksim Adamavich Bahdanovich (makˈsʲim aˈdamavʲid͡ʐ baɣdaˈnɔvʲit͡ɕ; 9 December 1891 – 25 May 1917) was a Belarusian poet, journalist, translator, literary critic and historian of…
Malcolm CowleyAuthor · BooksMalcolm Cowley (August 24, 1898 – March 27, 1989) was an American writer, editor, historian, poet, and literary critic.
Marc MonnierAuthor · BooksMarc Monnier (December 7, 1829 – April 18, 1885) was a Swiss writer.
Marcel ArlandAuthor · BooksMarcel Arland (5 July 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance, Haute-Marne – 12 January 1986, Haute-Marne) was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist.
Marcel ProustAuthor · BooksValentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (lang; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps…
Margaret Caroline AndersonAuthor · BooksMargaret Caroline Anderson (November 24, 1886 – October 19, 1973) was the American founder, editor and publisher of the art and literary magazine The Little Review, which published a…
Maria KonopnickaAuthor · BooksMaria Konopnicka (Wasiłowska; 23 May 1842 – 8 October 1910) was a Polish poet, novelist, children's writer, translator, journalist, critic and activist for women's rights and for Polish…
Marianne MooreAuthor · BooksMarianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor.
Martinus NijhoffAuthor · BooksIllustration — Martinus Nijhoff (1913)
Masaoka ShikiAuthor · BooksOctober 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902, pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (正岡升), was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan.
Matthew ArnoldAuthor · BooksMatthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic.
Maxime Du CampPhotographer · PhotographyMaxime Du Camp (8 February 1822 – 9 February 1894) was a French writer and photographer.
Maximilian VoloshinAuthor · BooksMaximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (May 28, [O.S. May 16] 1877 – August 11, 1932), commonly known as Max Voloshin, was a Russian poet.
Melchior de VogüéAuthor · BooksMarie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé (25 February 1848 – 29 March 1910) was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.
Michael Georg ConradAuthor · BooksMichael Georg Conrad was a German philosopher, literary critic, writer, politician, editor and theatre critic (1846–1927). He was born in Gnodstadt and died in Munich.
Miguel de UnamunoAuthor · BooksMiguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher and academic.
Mikhail BakhtinAuthor · BooksMikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin[1] (mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bɐxˈtʲin; – 7 March 1975) was a Russian philosopher and literary critic who worked on the philosophy of language, ethics, and…
Milan ĆurčinAuthor · BooksMilan Ćurčin (Милан Ћурчин, 14 November 1880, Pančevo – 20 January 1960, Zagreb) was a Serbian poet, essayist, editor of the well-known Nova Evropa magazine and one of the founders of the…
Milovan GlišićAuthor · BooksMilovan Glišić (6 January 1847 – 20 January 1908) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, translator, and literary theorist. He is sometimes referred to as the Serbian Gogol.
Nadezhda KhvoshchinskayaAuthor · BooksNadezhda Dmitryevna Khvoshchinskaya (May 20, 1821 – June 8, 1889), was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and translator. Her married name was Zayonchkovskaya (Зайончковская;
Nathaniel Parker WillisAuthor · BooksNathaniel Parker Willis (January 20, 1806 – January 20, 1867), also known as N. P.
Nikolay GumilevAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Nikolay NekrasovAuthor · BooksNikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov (Russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf], 10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1821 – 8 January 1878 [O.S.
Ola HanssonAuthor · BooksOla Hansson (12 November 1860, Hönsinge, Sweden – 26 September 1925, Büyükdere, Turkey) was a Swedish poet, prose writer, and critic.
Osbert SitwellAuthor · BooksSir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet CH CBE (6 December 1892 – 4 May 1969) was an English writer.
Oscar LevertinAuthor · BooksOscar Ivar Levertin (17 July 1862, Norrköping – 22 September 1906) was a Swedish poet, critic and literary historian.
Osip BrikAuthor · BooksOsip Maksimovich Brik (Russian: Осип Максимович Брик; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1888 – 22 February 1945) was a Russian avant garde writer, literary critic and lawyer, known for being an…
Osip MandelstamAuthor · BooksOsip Emilyevich Mandelstam (14 January 1891 – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school.
Osório Duque-EstradaAuthor · BooksJoaquim Osório Duque-Estrada (19 April 1870 – 5 February 1927) was a Brazilian poet, historian, essayist, journalist, literary critic and professor.
Otokar FischerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Otokar Fischer
Oton ŽupančičAuthor · BooksOton Župančič (pron; January 23, 1878 – June 11, 1949; pseudonym Gojko) was a Slovene poet, translator, and playwright.
Otto Wille KuusinenAuthor · BooksOtto Wilhelm "Wille" Kuusinen (Otto Vilgelmovich Kuusinen; 4 October 1881 – 17 May 1964) was a Finnish-born Soviet politician, literary historian, and poet.
Pantazi GhicaAuthor · BooksPantazi Ghica (panˈtazi ˈɡika; also known under the pen names Tapazin, G. Pantazi, and Ghaki;
Paul LéautaudAuthor · BooksPaul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for Mercure de France, signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.
Pedro Henríquez UreñaAuthor · BooksPedro Henríquez Ureña (June 29, 1884 – May 11, 1946) was a Dominican essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic.
Piotr Odmieniec WłastAuthor · BooksPiotr Odmieniec Włast (25 June 1876 – 8 March 1949 in Izabelin; until 1907: Maria Jakubina Komornicka) was a Polish writer of Young Poland period, translator and literary critic.
Pyotr YakubovichAuthor · BooksPyotr Filippovich Yakubovich (–) was a Russian revolutionary, poet and member of Narodnaya Volya (People's Will Party) during the 1880s.
Ramiro de MaeztuAuthor · BooksRamiro de Maeztu y Whitney, 1st Count of Maeztu (4 May 1875 – 29 October 1936) was a Spanish essayist, journalist and publicist.
Ramnarayan V. PathakAuthor · BooksRamnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, short story writer, essayist and literary critic from India.
Recaizade Mahmut EkremAuthor · BooksRecaizade Mahmud Ekrem (1 March 1847 – 31 January 1914) was a Turkish civil servant, writer, literary critic, and intellectual, who was known for his apolitical views.[1] He wrote poems,…
René DoumicAuthor · BooksIllustration — René Doumic
Richard AldingtonAuthor · BooksRichard Aldington (born Edward Godfree Aldington; 8 July 1892 – 27 July 1962) was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement.
Robert Williams BuchananAuthor · BooksRobert Williams Buchanan (18 August 1841 – 10 June 1901) was a Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist. Several of his works were adapted into films.
Roman GulAuthor · BooksRoman Borisovich Gul (13 August 1896 – 30 June 1986) was a Russian émigré writer, his political position was leftist-liberal, he was critical towards the conservative, tsarist White…
Rudolf SteinerArtist · SculptureRudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (lang; 27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian New Age guru, philosopher, occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed…
Rufus Wilmot GriswoldAuthor · BooksRufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic.
Samuil MarshakAuthor · BooksSamuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (3 November 18874 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and…
Saunders LewisAuthor · BooksSaunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis; 15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh politician, poet, dramatist, Medievalist, and literary critic.
Serge CharchouneIllustrator · IllustrationSerge Charchoune or Sergey Sharshun was a Russian painter and the first Russian Dada poet.
Sergey GorodetskyArtist · PaintingsSergey Mitrofanovich Gorodetsky (Серге́й Митрофа́нович Городе́цкий; January 17 1884 – June 8, 1967) was a Russian poet.
Sergio SolmiAuthor · BooksSergio Solmi (16 December 1899 – 7 October 1981) was an Italian poet, essayist and literary critic.
Sidney LeeAuthor · BooksSir Sidney Lee (5 December 1859 – 3 March 1926) was an English biographer, writer, and critic.
Søren KierkegaardAuthor · BooksSøren Aabye Kierkegaard (SORR-ən KEER-kə-gard, US also -gor; Danish: [ˈsɶːɐn ˈɔˀˌpyˀ ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌkɒːˀ];
Stanko VrazAuthor · BooksStanko Vraz (baptized Jakob Fraß; 30 June 1810 – 20 May 1851) was a Slovenian-Croatian poet. He Slavicized his name to Stanko Vraz in 1836.
Stefan ZweigAuthor · BooksStefan Zweig (or lang; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer.
Stéphane MallarméIllustrator · IllustrationÉtienne Mallarmé (18March 18429September 1898), known professionally as Stéphane Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.
Svetozár Hurban-VajanskýAuthor · BooksIllustration — Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský
Svetozar MarkovićAuthor · BooksSvetozar Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Марковић, pronounced [sʋêtozaːr mǎːrkoʋit͡ɕ];
T. E. HulmeAuthor · BooksThomas Ernest Hulme (16 September 1883 – 28 September 1917) was an English critic and poet who, through his writings on art, literature and politics, had a notable influence upon modernism.
T. S. EliotAuthor · Books
Tadeusz PeiperAuthor · BooksTadeusz Peiper (3 May 1891 – 10 November 1969) was a Polish poet, art critic, theoretician of literature and one of the precursors of the avant-garde movement in Polish poetry.
Taha HusseinAuthor · BooksTaha Hussein (Ṭāhā Ḥusayn, lang; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was among the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab…
Takashi NagatsukaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Takashi Nagatsuka
Tekkan YosanoAuthor · BooksYosano Hiroshi (与謝野寛; 26 February 1873 – 26 March 1935), known by his pen name Tekkan Yosano (与謝野鉄幹 or 與謝野鐵幹, Yosano Tekkan) was a Japanese author and poet active in late Meiji, Taishō,…
Theodor MundtAuthor · BooksTheodor Mundt (September 19, 1808 – November 30, 1861) was a German critic and novelist. He was a member of the Young Germany group of German writers.
Tristan TzaraArtist · PaintingsTristan Tzara (lang; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Valerian PolishchukAuthor · BooksIllustration — Polishchuk in 1928
Valery BryusovAuthor · BooksValery Yakovlevich Bryusov (Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов; – 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian.
Valery LarbaudAuthor · BooksValery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet.
Vance ThompsonAuthor · BooksVance Thompson (April 17, 1863 - June 5, 1925) was an American literary critic, novelist, poet and low-carbohydrate diet writer.
Veikko Antero KoskenniemiAuthor · BooksVeikko Antero Koskenniemi (8 July 1885 – 4 August 1962) was a Finnish poet, newspaper editor, and literary professor.
Vera ZasulichAuthor · BooksVera Ivanovna Zasulich (– 8 May 1919) was a Russian Marxist theorist and revolutionary.
Viktor DykAuthor · BooksViktor Dyk (ˈvɪktor ˈdɪk; 31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer.
Vincas KudirkaPerson · Music memorabiliaVincas Kudirka (Polish: Wincenty Kudyrko; 31 December [O.S. 19 December] 1858 – 16 November [O.S.
Vincas Mykolaitis-PutinasAuthor · BooksVincas Mykolaitis, known by his pen name Putinas (literally Viburnum); 6 January 1893 – 7 June 1967), was a Lithuanian writer, poet and translator, accorded the honour of being a People's…
Vincenzo CardarelliAuthor · BooksVincenzo Cardarelli, pseudonym of Nazareno Caldarelli (1 May 1887 – 18 June 1959) was an Italian poet and a journalist.

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