Selected Writings: Arthur Symons

Overview

This selection is taken from the full range of Symons' poetry and prose, revealing an experimental writer exploring art, literature, and music. A champion of the French symbolists, he was influential to both Yeats and Pound.

Author Biography

Arthur Symons was a British poet and critic. He is the author of The Symbolist Movement in Literature. Roger Holdsworth is a lecturer at the University of Manchester and is the general editor of The Malone Society.