Saintsbury, George 1845-1933

Overview

Works:	1,381 works in 5,717 publications in 6 languages and 56,514 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction History Biography Epistolary fiction Didactic fiction Short stories, French Romances Menus Drama
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Other, Compiler, Arranger, Contributor, pre, win, Annotator
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 )
The school for wives : comedy in five acts, 1662 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 coll. 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

Dryden by George Saintsbury( Book )

107 editions published between 1879 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

John Dryden (1631-1700) was an English poet and playwright, whose works led to the English Restoration period becoming known as 'The Age of Dryden'. Published in 1881 in the first series of English Men of Letters, this biography by George Saintsbury (1845-1933), author and critic, sets Dryden's work against the literary landscape of its time, arguing that he reformed English literature, and exploring how he did so, the nature of the reform, and Dryden's contribution to literary history. He shows Dryden to have been a man without moral, political or intellectual agendas who, while not achieving perfection, created works free of elitism and which therefore had far wider relevance to the ordinary man than those of his predecessors. This leads Saintsbury to conclude that while Dryden was no extraordinary genius, he deserves to be considered the greatest craftsman in English letters

Notes on a cellar-book by George Saintsbury( )

54 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,869 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

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

146 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,818 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 )

132 editions published between 1887 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,497 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 )

145 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,450 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

49 editions published between 1912 and 2012 in English and held by 1,252 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 )

86 editions published between 1901 and 1961 in English and Polish and held by 1,205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

105 editions published between 1850 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,012 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 )

61 editions published between 1913 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 982 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 )

48 editions published between 1896 and 2017 in English and held by 980 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pamela by Samuel Richardson( Book )

22 editions published between 1914 and 1946 in English and Undetermined and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded - The Original Classic Edition

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

76 editions published between 1911 and 2015 in English and French and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

70 editions published between 1890 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 888 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

Matthew Arnold by George Saintsbury( Book )

41 editions published between 1894 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 886 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The earlier Renaissance by George Saintsbury( Book )

34 editions published between 1901 and 2010 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

34 editions published between 1927 and 1973 in English and held by 803 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 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

54 editions published between 1623 and 1983 in English and held by 776 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 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

34 editions published between 1895 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 707 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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