The cosmopolitan symbolism of Launcelot Cranmer-Byng

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Abstract

This article offers the first comprehensive overview of the cosmopolitan Symbolist poet Launcelot Cranmer-Byng (1872–1945), who was active from the 1890s through to the late 1930s. Tracking his creative and translational practice from the French, Portuguese, and Chinese, I argue that his work offers us a much more expansive and transnational mode of Symbolism than those that dominate the scholarship to date. Writing under pseudonyms, ranging from drama to poetic ‘renderings’ and the creative essay, Cranmer-Byng developed an idiosyncratic oeuvre that saw Symbolism as a universal means of expressing vitalism and hope in an increasingly bleak world.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-61
JournalModern Language Review
Volume120
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2025

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Keywords

  • Launcelot Cranmer-Byng
  • symbolism

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