Overview

First published in 1979, Landor as Critic is a comprehensive study of Walter Savage Landor’s critical writings, showcasing his contributions as a literary critic and his influence on literature. The book features the most representative examples of Landor’s criticism across various literary forms, including private and public letters, imaginary conversations, reviews, poems, and prose commentaries, arranged chronologically within each category. With detailed analysis and thoughtful selections, this work is an essential resource for literary scholars and enthusiasts.

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Author:   Charles L. Proudfit
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781041249818

ISBN 10:   1041249810
Pages:   374
Publication Date:   17 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Preface And Acknowledgements Introduction Note on the Text Part I: Prose Commentaries 1. Preface to ‘Gebir’ 2. Post-Script to ‘Gebir’ 3. ‘Commentary on Memoirs of Mr. Fox’ Part II: Selections from Letters Private and Public 4. Letters to Robert Southey 5. Letters to Reverent Walter Birch 6. Letters to Lady Blessington 7. Letters to John Forster 8. To the Reverent Charles Cuthbert Southey on his Father’s Character and Public Services 9. Letters from W.S. Landour to R.W. Emerson Part III: Imaginary Conversations 10. Southey and Porson I 11. The Abbe Delille and Walter Landor 12. Lord Chesterfield and Lord Chatham 13. Landor, English Visitor and Florentine Visitor 14. Epicurious, Leontion and Ternissa 15. ‘The Pentameron’16. Southey and Porson II 17. Southey and Landor I and II 18. Archdeacon Hare and Walter Landor Part IV: Reviews 19. The Poems of Catullus 20. The Idyls of Theocritus 21. Francesco Petrarca Part V: Poems 22. To Southey 23. To Wordsworth 24. To Robert Browning 25. On Catullus 26. [Thomas Carlyle] 27. [Lord Byron] 28. Goldsmith and Gray 29. To Chaucer 30. [Dante, Milton, and Shakespeare] Select Bibliography Index

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