{"product_id":"arthur-symons-and-his-forgotten-alan-m-kent-9781782013037","title":"Arthur Symons and his forgotten Tristan and Iseult","description":"\u003cp\u003eArthur Symons (1865-1945) was a British poet, dramatist and literary critic. He is now best known for his critical work, \u003cem\u003eThe Symbolist Movement in Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1899), and his role as a poet within the Decadent Movement. This volume makes a reassessment of Symons' work and its relationship to Cornwall and Anglo-Cornish Literature. Though usually recognized as being Welsh (he was born in Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire), Symons had Cornish parentage and was fully aware of his ethnicity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only did Symons write a number of distinctly Cornish poems, but he also completed a largely forgotten symbolist version of the legendary story of Tristan and Iseult (1917) in the form of an innovative stage drama. The text is presented here, alongside a new critical study of Symons' contribution to Anglo-Cornish Literature. Leading Cornish literary critic Alan M, Kent examines the historicist context of Symons' work, linking him to figures such as Oscar Wilde and W. B. Yeats; and also examines the psychological make-up of the writer. Symons suffered a mental breakdown during his life, which culminated in the production of his dramatic imagining of the legendary Celtic love triangle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on new evidence, Kent also demonstrates how the incorporation of a new character, Meriadoc, connects to his Cornish heritage, and perhaps even to the Cornish-language Medieval miracle play, \u003cem\u003eBeunans Meriasek\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Life of St Meriasek\u003c\/em\u003e). Kent argues that Symons is clearly an important figure in Cornish culture, meriting new academic treatment and consideration within the field of Cornish Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan M. Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782013032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782013037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evertype\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Alan M. Kent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945783394559,"sku":"9781782013037","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ff5662e7-f494-4283-be28-575a0f99c5b8.jpg?v=1681509780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arthur-symons-and-his-forgotten-alan-m-kent-9781782013037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}