Saintsbury, George 1845-1933

Overview

Works:	1,909 works in 6,675 publications in 7 languages and 60,305 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction History Biographies Epistolary fiction Didactic fiction Historical fiction War fiction War stories Romances
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Other, Contributor, Arranger, Compiler, Creator, wpr, Annotator, win, pre, add
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 )
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 of Balzac by Honoré de Balzac( Book )
The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac( Book )
Literary essays by E Haldeman-Julius( Book )
[The novels by Honoré de Balzac( )
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 )
L'école des femme; comédie by Molière( Book )
Quicquid agunt homines : address at the 23rd meeting of the Saintsbury Club, 21 October 1943 by Francis Meynell( Book )
Les corbeaux by Henry Becque( Book )
Melincourt by Thomas Love Peacock( Book )
The Memorial volume : a new collection of his essays and papers by George Saintsbury( 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( )

53 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,156 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 )

128 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 1,906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First published in 1881, this classic biography by George Saintsbury examines the role of John Dryden (16311700) in reforming English literature. Hailing him as the greatest craftsman in English letters, he explores the nature of Dryden's reform, how he achieved it, and its contribution to English literary history

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

149 editions published between 1898 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

`It is good to see a reprint and complete updating of this well-known historical tour de force, with its evidence of vast reading and literally thousands of useful facts.' - Times Educational Supplement

A history of Elizabethan literature by George Saintsbury( Book )

151 editions published between 1887 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 1,502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

54 editions published between 1912 and 2019 in English and French and held by 1,250 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 )

83 editions published between 1900 and 1961 in 3 languages and held by 1,206 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 )

77 editions published between 1900 and 1971 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

60 editions published between 1896 and 2020 in English and French and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The English novel by George Saintsbury( Book )

70 editions published between 1913 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 986 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

Pamela by Samuel Richardson( Book )

23 editions published between 1914 and 1957 in English and held by 923 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 )

46 editions published between 1894 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 912 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

68 editions published between 1890 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 875 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

The earlier Renaissance by George Saintsbury( Book )

39 editions published between 1901 and 2019 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

47 editions published between 1911 and 1976 in English and French and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Historical manual of English prosody by George Saintsbury( Book )

45 editions published between 1901 and 2020 in English and held by 797 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

41 editions published between 1623 and 2018 in English and held by 757 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 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

25 editions published between 1895 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First published in 1895, Collected Impressions is Saintsbury's lively and individual evaluation of the great Victorian writers from Thackeray through Ruskin. His study of Matthew Arnold is for many the definitive account of the figure who loomed largest in the minds of late Victorian literarati. Saintsbury approached his survey with the premise that the "substance" of literature must "always be life," without undue concern with beliefs, convictions as they are "mere garnishings."

John Dryden by John Dryden( Book )

23 editions published between 1890 and 1949 in English and held by 682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

24 editions published between 1905 and 2012 in English and held by 654 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The third of three volumes looking at minor poets of the Caroline period

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