Figures of Several Centuries
Arthur Symons talks through the histories and works of poets, playwrights, scholars and scribes. He provides both personal experience and critical wonder to the worlds of his subjects; Donne, Ibsen, Baudelaire and Emily Brontë among them. Summary by Josh Kirsh.
Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Modern (19th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): poetry (1795), history (882), biography (335), French (117), John Donne (4), Emily Bronte (4), henrik ibsen (4), playwrights (3), welsh poetry (2), charles baudelaire (2) ... [Show full list]