English Eccentrics a Gallery of Weird [paperback] Sitwell, Edith [Jul 29, 1971]

English Eccentrics a Gallery of Weird

Edith Sitwell

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Putnam~trade

Victoria Of England (Illustrated)

Dennis Dobson

Traces the history of the English resort and describes the town's cultural and social life

Bath (Century Classic National Trust Series)

History

Europe

RH Canada UK Dist

Facade

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Duckworth

Collected Poems of Edith Sitwell

Edith Sitwell's "Collected Poems" is back in print for students and fans of early 20th-century poetry; This collection brings together poems from almost all of Edith Sitwell's major editions of poetry, including 'Street Songs', 'Green Song', 'The Song of the Cold', 'The Canticle of the Rose' and 'Gardeners and Astronomers'.

Duckworth & Co.

This is the classic poetry of Edith Sitwell, bringing together poems from almost all of her major editions of poetry, including "Street Songs", "Green Song", "The Song of the Cold" and "The Canticle of the Rose". Now, it is available in paperback. This edition of Sitwell's "Collected Poems" is a testimony to the breadth and insight of her poetic output and includes her own Preface which is highly acclaimed as an analysis of the development of her mind and sensibilities, an explanation of her use of rhythms and intricate verbal patterns, and hence of her poetry itself.

The Victorian era has been one of the most influential in shaping modern British society, and Victoria herself is a powerful symbol of the age. This is a fascinating portrait of the queen, both before and during her reign, by one of the 20th century's most influential women writers. Making extensive use of Victoria's Letters and journal, Edith Sitwell brings alive the queen's relationships with her family and those surrounding the court. She also provides a vivid record of social conditions in Victoria's England. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) was born into an aristocratic family and, along with her brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell, had a significant impact on the artistic life of the 20s. She encountered the work of the French symbolists, Rimbaud in particular, early in her writing life and became a champion of the modernist movement, editing six editions of the controversial magazine Wheels. She remained a crusading force against philistinism and conservatism throughout her life and her legacy lies as much in her unstinting support of other artists as it does in her own poetry.

Victoria of England

Historical

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

In 18th century Bath, where Beau Nash ruled as uncrowned king for so many years, the fashionable members of English society found a splendid justification for improving their health and enjoying themselves at the same time. They took the waters assiduously, gambled excessively, danced away the evenings at cotillion balls, and spent the mornings strolling along the Parades in their elegant finery, and exchanging gossip in the coffee houses. Writers, actors, artists and politicians shared the city's delights with exalted members of the peerage; and over them all, the great Beau presided with avuncular authority. This audiobook, written with all the skill and visionary commitment of an established poet, recreates the atmosphere of Bath's famous century superbly, and faithfully mirrors several of the well-known personalities who graced the period with their wit, their talent and their eccentricity. Here is Nash himself, generous to a fault, whose chief claim to fame must surely be the widespread improvement in English social behaviour that his strict control initiated; the charming blue-stocking, Elizabeth Montagu, who hated card games and strove to encourage literary causeries; the irascible Captain Thicknesse; the ascetic religious reformer, the Countess of Huntingdon; the famous ‘limner', Thomas Gainsborough; Sarah Siddons, who bewitched almost everyone when she played at the old Orchard Street theatre; the talented, gentle Ralph Allen, who built Prior Park; that old knave James Quin, who retired to Bath after a hugely successful career on the London stage; and several others. Against a meticulously researched background, they are all convincingly brought to life. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) was born into an aristocratic family and, along with her brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell, had a significant impact on the artistic life of the 20s. She encountered the work of the French symbolists, Rimbaud in particular, early in her writing life and became a champion of the modernist movement, editing six editions of the controversial magazine Wheels. She remained a crusading force against philistinism and conservatism throughout her life and her legacy lies as much in her unstinting support of other artists as it does in her own poetry.

Bath

Englische Exzentriker. (German Edition)

Genre Fiction

Wagenbach

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