Arthur Symons

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Arthur Symons was a British poet, critic, and key figure of the 1890s Symbolist movement, known for his influential writings on modernist literature and the arts.

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instanceOf British person
essayist
human
journalist
literary critic
poet
translator
activeYears 1880s–1930s
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1865-02-28
dateOfDeath 1945-01-22
educatedAt Boarding schools in France
Boarding schools in Italy
employer The Athenaeum
The Saturday Review
The Savoy
linked to: Savoy Hotel
familyName Symons
genre essays
literary criticism
poetry
givenName Arthur
influenced T. S. Eliot
W. B. Yeats
linked to: W.B. Yeats

modernist literature
influencedBy French Symbolism
linked to: French symbolism

Joris-Karl Huysmans
Paul Verlaine
Stéphane Mallarmé
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Rhymers' Club
movement Decadent movement
linked to: Decadentism

Modernism
Symbolism
name Arthur Symons
notableFor critical writings on modernist literature and the arts
promoting Symbolist literature in the English-speaking world
notableWork London Nights
Silhouettes
Spiritual Adventures
The Symbolist Movement in Literature
occupation critic
editor
poet
translator
placeOfBirth Milford Haven
Pembrokeshire
Wales
placeOfDeath England
Kent
Wittersham
translated works of Paul Verlaine
works of Stéphane Mallarmé
wrote London Nights
Plays, Acting and Music
Silhouettes
Spiritual Adventures
Studies in Two Literatures
The Romantic Movement in English Poetry
The Symbolist Movement in Literature

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The Little Review hasContributor Arthur Symons
The Golden Threshold editor Arthur Symons
The Golden Threshold hasPrefaceBy Arthur Symons
The Yellow Book notableContributor Arthur Symons
Arthur Symons name Arthur Symons
Florence Farr notableFriend Arthur Symons
Leonard Smithers publishedAuthor Arthur Symons
Leonard Smithers businessPartner Arthur Symons