Symonds, John Addington 1840-1893

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini ( Book )
102 editions published between 1900 and 2005 in English and held by 6,038 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith; a passionate craftsman who was admired and resented by the most powerful political and artistic personalities in sixteenth-century Florence, Rome and Paris. He was also a murderer and a braggart, a shameless adventurer who at different times experienced both papal persecution and imprisonment, and the adulation of the royal court. Inn-keepers and prostitutes, kings and cardinals, artists and soldiers rub shoulders in the pages of his notorious autobiography: a vivid portrait of the manners and morals of both the rulers of the day and of their subjects. Written with supreme powers of invective and an irrepressible sense of humor, this is an unrivalled glimpse into the palaces and prisons of the Italy of Michelangelo and the Medici

Renaissance in Italy by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
332 editions published between 1875 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
109 editions published between 1893 and 2013 in English and held by 2,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini ( Book )
149 editions published between 1888 and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 2,449 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This revival of a famous Phaidon series brings together in an elegant format some of the best-known writings of renowned artists, critics and interpreters of our cultural tradition. Each book, an acknowledged classic, provides insights not only into the worlds of the arts and cultural history, but also into the creative and intellectual preoccupations of its author and his time. These Phaidon editions have an introduction and notes by a distinguished editor and a wide range of illustrations specially chosen to complement the text."--Jacket

Shelley by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
114 editions published between 1877 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822), one of the major English Romantic poets, never lived to see the full extent of his success and influence. His long poems became immensely popular and acclaimed. Symonds's biography is a fascinating portrait of Shelley's unconventional life and uncompromising idealism, as well as a record of his association with John Keats and Lord Byron

Shakespere's predecessors in the English drama by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
83 editions published between 1854 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Philip Sidney by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
76 editions published between 1879 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features the full text of some poems written by English poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586), from the "Oxford English Verse 1900" and provided online by Bibliomania.com, Ltd. Includes "The Bargain," "Song," "Voices at the Window," "Philomela," and others

Walt Whitman : a study by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
47 editions published between 1893 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Studies of the Greek poets by John Addington Symonds ( Book )
71 editions published between 1800 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti by Michelangelo Buonarroti ( Book )
46 editions published between 1868 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide