Saintsbury, George 1845-1933

Overview

Works:	1,728 works in 6,103 publications in 7 languages and 57,839 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction History Biography Epistolary fiction Didactic fiction Short stories, French Romances Menus Novels
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Other, Arranger, Compiler, Contributor, Annotator, win, pre
Classifications:	PQ2161, 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 )
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 )

Modeste Mignon : and other stories by Honoré de Balzac( Book )
A scrap book by George Saintsbury( )
George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, 1845-1933 by Oliver Elton( Book )
[The novels by Honoré de Balzac( )
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 )
L'école des femme; comédie by Molière( Book )
Professor of taste. A paper read to the Saintsbury Club 23 April, 1936 by Stephen Potter( Book )
Quicquid agunt homines : address at the 23rd meeting of the Saintsbury Club, 21 October 1943 by Francis Meynell( Book )
The Memorial volume : a new collection of his essays and papers by George Saintsbury( Book )
George Saintsbury by Oliver Elton( Book )
Les corbeaux by Henry Becque( Book )
England's Goethezeit : romantic and early Victorian by Gregory G Maertz( )

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Most widely held works by George Saintsbury

Notes on a cellar-book by George Saintsbury( )

49 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,948 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

Dryden by George Saintsbury( Book )

112 editions published between 1800 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,833 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 )

139 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,777 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 )

135 editions published between 1887 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,482 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 )

157 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

48 editions published between 1912 and 2012 in English and held by 1,248 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 )

69 editions published between 1900 and 1961 in 3 languages and held by 1,163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The human comedy : selected stories by Honoré de Balzac( Book )

100 editions published between 1850 and 2003 in English and French and held by 1,018 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"We think of Honore Balzac as the author of long and fully upholstered novels, stitched together into the magnificent visionary document called The Human Comedy. Yet along with the full-length fiction within The Human Comedy stand many shorter works, and it's here that we get some of his most daring explorations of crime, sexuality, and artistic creation. As Marcel Proust noted, it is in these tales that we detect, under the surface, the mysterious circulation of blood and desire. All are newly translated by three outstanding translators who restore the freshness of Balzac's vivid and highly colored prose"--

The English novel by George Saintsbury( Book )

66 editions published between 1913 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 990 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 )

50 editions published between 1896 and 2017 in English and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pamela by Samuel Richardson( Book )

20 editions published between 1914 and 1946 in English and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of a gentleman in 18th century England marrying a servant girl, a challenge to the social hierarchy. This shows a typical representative of the middle class which had already challenged the aristocracy and was beginning to impose its ideal of Protestant respectability and hard work on England and the world

Matthew Arnold by George Saintsbury( Book )

40 editions published between 1894 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of the French novel (to the close of the 19th century) by George Saintsbury( Book )

34 editions published between 1800 and 1964 in English and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays in English literature, 1780-1860. Second series by George Saintsbury( Book )

63 editions published between 1890 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1890 collection includes essays on such writers as William Hazlitt, Thomas Moore, Leigh Hunt, and Thomas De Quincy. Saintsbury clearly outlines the general characteristics of each author, always achieving an unbiased tone, as he believed opinions are not the same as judgment--and judging is the critic's task

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

51 editions published between 1911 and 2015 in English and French and held by 821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The earlier Renaissance by George Saintsbury( Book )

36 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Historical manual of English prosody by George Saintsbury( Book )

38 editions published between 1910 and 2009 in English and held by 784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

43 editions published between 1623 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 764 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

French literature and its masters by George Saintsbury( Book )

14 editions published between 1938 and 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Corrected impressions; essays on Victorian writers by George Saintsbury( Book )

40 editions published between 1895 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1895 volume offers a collection of essays on eminent Victorian writers, including Anthony Trollope, William Makepeace Thackeray, and John Ruskin

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