Saintsbury, George 1845-1933

Overview

Works:	1,429 works in 5,504 publications in 6 languages and 56,838 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction History Biography Epistolary fiction Didactic fiction Short stories, French Drama Psychological fiction Examinations
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Other, Arranger, Compiler, Contributor, pre, win
Classifications:	PR3664, 820.9

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about George Saintsbury

George Saintsbury by Walter Leuba( Book )
"King of critics" : George Saintsbury, 1845-1933, critic, journalist, historian, professor by Dorothy Richardson Jones( Book )
A scrap book by George Saintsbury( Book )
George Saintsbury : the memorial volume : a new collection of his essays and papers by George Saintsbury( Book )
George Saintsbury by A. Blyth Webster( Book )

The works of Laurence Sterne by Laurence Sterne( Book )
George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, 1845-1933 by Oliver Elton( Book )
The human comedy : selected stories by Honoré de Balzac( Book )
The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac( Book )
Literary essays by E Haldeman-Julius( Book )
Saintsbury centenary oration by David Nichol Smith( Book )
Professor of taste. A paper read to the Saintsbury Club 23 April, 1936 by Stephen Potter( Book )
The school for wives : comedy in five acts, 1662 by Molière( Book )
George Saintsbury by Oliver Elton( Book )
The memorial volume : a new coll. of his essays and papers by George Saintsbury( Book )
Les corbeaux; pièce en quatre actes by Henry Becque( Book )
Quicquid agunt homines : address at the 23rd meeting of the Saintsbury Club, 21 October 1943 by Francis Meynell( Book )
England's Goethezeit : romantic and early Victorian by Gregory George Maertz( )
The Saintsbury succession : words spoken at the 24th meeting of the Saintsbury Club, 20th April, 1944 by Ernest Oldmeadow( Book )
Novels by Honoré de Balzac( )

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Most widely held works by George Saintsbury

Dryden by George Saintsbury( Book )

104 editions published between 1881 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,697 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Saintsbury examines the life of John Dryden (1631 1700), England's first Poet Laureate and one of the most important writers of the late seventeenth century. He is best known for his poems, plays, literary essays and translations, including such satirical works as MacFlecknoe . Saintsbury focuses on his literary work, fall from grace, and transformation in the period known as the Age of Dryden."

A short history of English literature by George Saintsbury( Book )

142 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1921 volume carefully yet concisely traces the history of English Literature starting with "the beginnings"--That is, Beowulf . Strong goes on to discuss Chaucer, Shakespeare, the rise of the press, Wordsworth, and more, ending with a chapter on the Victorian novel

A history of Elizabethan literature by George Saintsbury( Book )

124 editions published between 1887 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day by George Saintsbury( Book )

74 editions published between 1900 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 1,280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of English prose rhythm by George Saintsbury( Book )

49 editions published between 1912 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This scholarly exploration of meter and rhythm begins with ancient Greece and Rome; moving through Old and Middle English; Chaucer; the ornate and plain styles; Edmund Burke; the great novelists of the nineteenth century such as Austen, Dickens, and Thackeray; the lyrical prose of John Ruskin; and more. It is one of the very few full-length studies of prose rhythm

A history of English prosody, from the twelfth century to the present day by George Saintsbury( Book )

42 editions published between 1901 and 1961 in English and Polish and held by 1,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The English novel by George Saintsbury( Book )

60 editions published between 1913 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Published in 1913, Saintsbury's study of the history of the novel in England examines its influences and origins. His critical essays include discussions on the works of Swift, Scott, Thackeray, Austen, Dickens, as well as writers of the late-nineteenth century

A history of nineteenth century literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury( Book )

47 editions published between 1896 and 2013 in English and held by 933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pamela by Samuel Richardson( Book )

18 editions published between 1914 and 1946 in English and Undetermined and held by 929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Published in 1740, this hugely successful epistolary novel launched Richardson's literary career. Some readers and critics saw the story of the efforts of a virtuous young servant girl to resist the seductions of her master as tendentious if not hypocritical morality, others as sensationalistic near-pornography, and still others as a praiseworthy illustration of Christian morality

A history of English criticism; being the English chapters of A History of criticism and literary taste in Europe by George Saintsbury( Book )

77 editions published between 1911 and 2015 in English and French and held by 888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The peace of the Augustans : a survey of eighteenth century literature as a place of rest and refreshment by George Saintsbury( Book )

52 editions published between 1916 and 2015 in English and French and held by 862 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Minor poets of the Caroline period by George Saintsbury( Book )

25 editions published between 1905 and 2011 in English and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The lives of John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert and Robert Sanderson by Izaak Walton( Book )

35 editions published between 1895 and 1973 in English and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Matthew Arnold by George Saintsbury( Book )

41 editions published between 1894 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The earlier Renaissance by George Saintsbury( Book )

33 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and held by 770 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

French literature and its masters by George Saintsbury( Book )

12 editions published between 1938 and 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Historical manual of English prosody by George Saintsbury( Book )

39 editions published between 1910 and 2009 in English and held by 753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The flourishing of romance and the rise of allegory by George Saintsbury( Book )

54 editions published between 1623 and 2010 in English and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A short history of French literature (from the earliest texts to the close of the nineteenth century) by George Saintsbury( Book )

71 editions published between 1878 and 2017 in English and held by 688 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Notes on a cellar-book by George Saintsbury( Book )

51 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed - from the heights of Romanee-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Saintsbury "tried to be a (very minor) Ulysses, steering ever from the known to the unknown," eager to sip everything that experience might offer. His thoughts on wine are set into a dense, rich mix of literary and historical allusions from the Bible through the English canon and on to topical issues of his own day. Wine historian and literary scholar Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of Notes on a Cellar-Book. Reintroducing a book that inaugurated the modern tradition of wine writing, this edition includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on the book's legacy, and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury."--Jacket

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