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Sender: Symonds, John Addington
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 67
Date(s): 7 Aug 1875 - 10 Jan 1893
Location: BC Gosse correspondence
Note: An extremely interesting series of correspondence relating to Symonds' works - "The Renaissance in Italy", "Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti" and his translations. Symonds expresses his opinion of some contemporary writers, and his appreciation of Gosse's "Poems". Admires Gosse's essay on Herrick; (14 January 1876) acknowledges receipt of Gosse's "King Erik"; sends two poems illustrating Greek "philia"; replies to comments on the poems; asks Gosse if he would write the review of "Renaissance in Italy" for the "Quarterly Review"; delight that Gosse enjoys the "Revival of Learning"; (5 April 1877) ordered to Cannes for his health; shows concern that there is something wrong between Gosse and himself; offers explanation as to the arrangements for selling his books; review of "Renaissance in Italy"; thanks for gift of "Lotychius", mention of illness; (1 February 1878) will try an English translation of a poem on Antinous, Gosse's attempts to write a drama on Antinous; (7 April 1879) compliments
Gosse on his "Northern Studies"; explains his position in an article written in the "Fortnightly" which had offended Gosse; (18 November 1879) pleased with Gosse's poetry and discusses his style; misunderstanding growing out of "Fortnightly" article; (11 October 1884) announces the publication of a work on Goliardic poetry ["Wine, Women, and Song"]; compliments Gosse on his attainment of Harvard Professorship and the Lowell Lectureship; (8 November 1884) acknowledges with thanks Gosse's review of "Wine, Women, and Song"; proposes that Gosse do a work on Sidney and that Symonds would do one on Jonson for "English men of Letters"; acknowledges Gosse's reply to the "Quarterly Review" criticism of his observations on the place of criticism; (16 December 1884) attack on Symonds and Gosse in the Pall Mall Gazette by Churton Collins; (28 February 1890) observations on the genesis of ideas in his "A Problem in Greek Ethics"; discusses the collection of poems, "The Taming of Chimaere", on Gosse's
place in literature; (23 Novmber 1890) suggests that Gosse attempt to publish some translations from poems of Heine; (18 September 1891) reports on "MA B" ["Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti"]; (10 January 1893) announces third edition of "Greek Poets", second edition of "Michelangelo", a memograph on "Walt Whitman" a new version of the "Decameron". Many of the letters mention typographical details in the published works of the two correspondents, and Symonds frequently reports on his state of health and his travels.