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John Addington Symonds
ジョン・アディントン・シマンズ
Jyon Adinton Shimanzu
Aliases:
John Addington Symonds Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1840-10-05 （Bristol, England）
- Died
- 1893-04-19 （Rome, Italy） age 52
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English, Latin, Greek, Italian
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Bristol → Oxford → London → Davos, Switzerland → Venice
Career
- Occupations
- poet, literary critic, cultural historian
- Active Years
- 1860-1893
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford
- Influenced By
- William Johnson Cory, John Conington, Walt Whitman
- Influenced
- Havelock Ellis
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow School | — | Classics | — | 1850s | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, University of Oxford | Literae Humaniores | Classics | BA | 1858-1862 | United Kingdom |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | Fellowship | Fellow | 1862 | United Kingdom |
Harrow School
Classics
Period:
1850s
Country:
United Kingdom
Did not participate in games after age 14
Balliol College, University of Oxford
Literae Humaniores
/ Classics
Degree:
BA
Period:
1858-1862
Year of Graduation:
1862
Country:
United Kingdom
First in Mods, Newdigate Prize
Magdalen College, Oxford
Fellowship
Degree:
Fellow
Period:
1862
Year of Graduation:
1862
Country:
United Kingdom
Elected to open fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Newdigate Prize | The Escorial | — | University of Oxford | winner |
| 1863 | Chancellor's English Essay Prize | — | — | University of Oxford | winner |
Newdigate Prize
1860
Work:
The Escorial
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
winner
Chancellor's English Essay Prize
1863
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Renaissance in Italy
1875 Cultural historySeven-volume work emphasizing the reawakening of art and literature in the Renaissance.
RenaissanceItalian cultureArt
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
1893 BiographyBiography of Michelangelo.
Renaissance artCreativity
A Problem in Greek Ethics
1883 EssayEssay on Greek love (pederasty), privately printed.
Greek loveHomosexuality
Bibliography
- The Renaissance. An Essay
- Introduction to the Study of Dante
- Studies of the Greek Poets
- Renaissance in Italy
- Shelley
- Sketches in Italy and Greece
- Animi Figura
- A Problem in Greek Ethics
- Shakespere's Predecessors in the English Drama
- Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
- A Problem in Modern Ethics
- Our Life in the Swiss Highlands
- New Italian Sketches
- In the Key of Blue
- The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Walt Whitman. A Study
Translations by Author
- Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (trans.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich in descriptionFull of purple patchesExcellent translations
- Recurring Motifs
- HomosexualityGreek loveRenaissance beauty
Health
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Delicate constitution幼少期から生涯Suffered nightmares, sleepwalking, breakdowns, forced travels
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Pulmonary disease (suspected tuberculosis)1870年代-1893Moved to Davos for recovery, dedicated to health management
Legacy
Pioneer in Renaissance studies and early advocate for homosexuality through private works. Prolific in biographies, poetry, essays. Memoirs partially burned but reevaluated as LGBTQ pioneer.
Archives
- University of Bristol Library Special Collections
In Popular Culture
- Influenced Henry James's 'The Author of Beltraffio'
Trivia
- Named after his physician father
- 'The Owl and the Pussycat' written for his daughter
- Buried in Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery
- Earliest known self-conscious gay autobiography