Arthur Symons, Selected Early Poems

Chris Baldick; Jane Desmarais

Arthur Symons, Selected Early Poems

Edited by Chris Baldick and Jane Desmarais

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Arthur Symons (1865-1945), English critic

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Critical Texts 42

Jewelled Tortoise 3

Modern Humanities Research Association

11 April 2017 • 232pp

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Arthur Symons (1865–1945) was a central figure in the decadent phase of English poetry of the 1890s. His early verse, notably in the major collections Silhouettes (1892; revd 1896) and London Night (1895; revd 1897), created a sophisticated new kind of urban poetry out of the gas-lit world of London theatre and night-life. Under the French influences of Baudelaire and Verlaine, Symons developed a wistful poetic eroticism new to English readers, leading the way to the modernism of T. S. Eliot and others in the next generation.

This selection from Symons’s most fertile period as a poet reproduces the fuller revised editions of Silhouettes and London Nights in their entirety, together with related poems from his other early volumes, Days and Nights (1889), Amoris Victima (1897), Images of Good and Evil (1900), and with early poems collected in Knave of Hearts (1913).

Fully annotated and supplemented by related critical writings by Symons, Walter Pater, and others, this text offers students of late-Victorian literature a rich resource for the understanding of decadence in the London literary scene of the 1890s.

See news item: Symons in the Supplement (15 January 2018)
and: At the Symonsposium (8 August 2017)
and: A Faint Smell of Patchouli (published, 27 April 2017)

Reviews:

‘How gratifying it is, then, to have not one but two new volumes of Symons’ work published by the Modern Humanities Research Association’s Jewelled Tortoise imprint, thoroughly edited and placed in both a biographical and cultural context. The volumes’ editors are all wise enough to balance their informative footnotes with letting Symons’ work shine on its own.’ — Heather Marcovitch, Review of English Studies 2017
‘Selected Early Poems by Arthur Symons is a carefully and beautifully edited book. ... The introduction and notes, together with the prose selections, provide illuminating material for the deeper appreciation and understanding of Symons’ poetic work. It is a book that should provide pleasure for scholars and all who are interested in the literature of the late-nineteenth century.’ — Noreen Doody, The OScholars September 2017
‘These excellent critical editions of Symons’s poetry and prose… Symons emerges much clearer for their informative and well-judged notes.’ — Kate Hext, Times Literary Supplement 12 January 2018, 3-4
‘The great service these two editions do to the study of Symons, and more broadly in developing our understanding of the contours and development of fin de siècle culture as it was negotiated during the period between Victorianism and modernism. We are left with the impression that the Jewelled Tortoise series is a vital scholarly project for researchers working on the period, and the hope that they will continue to publish such important scholarly editions.’ — Giles Whiteley, Notes & Queries September 2018, 459-61
‘A judicious assortment of Symons’s early and late poems, and a small sampling of reviews and Symons’s own prose to add context, make this a one-stop shop for anyone wishing to conduct further research into Symons’s poetic oeuvre... Under the expert eye of Catherine Maxwell and Stefano Evangelista, this series is setting a new standard in fin-de-siècle textual scholarship... Just as importantly, these texts are very reasonably priced, which means they can be set in courses on Decadence and fin-de-siècle culture, bringing Symons’s work—enriched by rigorous scholarship—to a new generation of critics.’ — Alex Murray, Modern Language Review 113.4, October 2018, 867-70 (full text online)

Contents:

v-xii	Table of Contents Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.2	Cite
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xiii-xiv	Acknowledgements Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.3	Cite
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1-26	Introduction Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.4	Cite
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27-28	Note on the Texts Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.5	Cite
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29-32	Arthur Symons: Chronology Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.6	Cite
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33-34	From Days and Nights (1889): Prologue Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.7	Cite
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35-35	The Opium-Smoker Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.8	Cite
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35-36	The Temptation of Saint Anthony Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.9	Cite
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36-37	The Knife-Thrower Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.10	Cite
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38-38	Vale, Flos Florum Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.11	Cite
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39-40	Scènes de la Vie de Bohème I: Episode of a Night of May Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.12	Cite
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40-41	Venus of Melos Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.13	Cite
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42-45	Silhouettes (1892; Second Edition 1896): At Dieppe Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.14	Cite
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45-59	Masks and Faces Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.15	Cite
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60-71	Love’s Disguises Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.16	Cite
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72-74	Nocturnes Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.17	Cite
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74-75	In the Night Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.18	Cite
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75-81	Fêtes galantes: After Paul Verlaine Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.19	Cite
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81-87	Moods and Memories Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.20	Cite
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88-103	London Nights (1895; Second Edition 1897): London Nights Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.21	Cite
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104-107	Intermezzo: Pastoral Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.22	Cite
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108-116	London Nights Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.23	Cite
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116-121	Intermezzo: Venetian Nights Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.24	Cite
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121-148	London Nights Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.25	Cite
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149-149	Epilogue: Credo Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.26	Cite
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150-151	From Amoris Victima (1897): From Amoris Victima Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.27	Cite
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151-155	From Amoris Exsul Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.28	Cite
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156-159	From Amor Triumphans Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.29	Cite
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160-162	From Mundi Victima Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.30	Cite
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163-167	From Images of Good and Evil (1900): The Dance of the Daughters of Herodias Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.31	Cite
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167-168	The Old Women Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.32	Cite
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168-172	From Souls in the Balance Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.33	Cite
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172-173	On an Air of Rameau Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.34	Cite
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173-173	Opals Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.35	Cite
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173-174	From In Ireland Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.36	Cite
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174-175	Spain Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.37	Cite
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175-176	Haschisch Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.38	Cite
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176-177	The Last Memory Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.39	Cite
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177-177	A Tune Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.40	Cite
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178-178	From Knave of Hearts, 1894–1908 (1913): Roses Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.41	Cite
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179-179	Peau d’Espagne Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.42	Cite
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180-180	London: Midnight Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.43	Cite
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181-214	Prose Pieces and Critical Responses Arthur Symons doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.44	Cite
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215-216	Select Bibliography Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.45	Cite
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217-218	Back Matter Chris Baldick, Jane Desmarais doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qft0dk.46	Cite
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