Alice Meynell
Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell , née Thompson (born October 11, 1847 in London ; † November 27, 1922 there ), was an English poet, writer and literary critic.
Alice Meynell grew up partly in France and Italy and was tutored by her father. Her first volume of poetry, Preludes , was published in 1875, illustrated by her sister Elizabeth Thompson , received little attention at the time, but was praised by John Ruskin . Other volumes of poetry that received more attention appeared in 1893 and 1901. Alice Meynell converted to Catholicism with her family when she was 21, and in 1876 married the Catholic newspaper editor Wilfrid Meynell (1852–1948). The marriage had eight children, including the writer Viola Meynell . With Meynell she edited the Catholic magazine The Merry England.
Alice Meynell is a regular contributor to magazines such as The Spectator, The Saturday Review, the Pall Mall Gazette, the National Observer, and art magazines. In addition to volumes of poetry, she has published essays, a biography of John Ruskin and the painters John Singer Sargent and William Holman Hunt . The couple supported the poet Francis Thompson , whose poems they edited. She also edited volumes of poetry by Thomas Gordon Hake and her friend Coventry Patmore . Her poetry anthology Flower of the mind was published in 1897 .
Alice Meynell was also politically active (against colonialism and for women's rights).
literature
- The Poems of Alice Meynell, Oxford University Press 1940
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meynell, Alice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thompson, Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1922 |
| Place of death | London |