The Poems of Ernest Dowson

by Ernest Dowson

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Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 1867 - 23 February 1900) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer, often associated with the Decadent movement. The poems collected here contain many poems full of fi-de-siècle world-weariness and melancholic pessimism. Dowson's work clearly shows the influence of the poetry of the French poets - Verlaine, Rimbaud and Baudelaire.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ernest Dowson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Beardsley, Aubrey	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rothenstein, William	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Symons, Arthur	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Poems, with a memoir by Arthur Symons by Ernest Christopher Dowson

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Verses ; with, Decorations by Ernest Christopher Dowson

The Pierrot of the Minute: A Dramatic Phantasy in One Act by Ernest Christopher Dowson

Decorations: In Verse and Prose by Ernest Christopher Dowson (indirect)

Verses by Ernest Christopher Dowson (indirect)

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The death of Ernest Dowson will mean very little to the world at large, but it will mean a great deal to the few people who care passionately for poetry.

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Sober, he was the most gentle, in manner the most gentlemanly of men; unselfish to a fault, to the extent of weakness; a delightful companion, charm itself. Under the influence of drink, he became almost literally insane, certainly quite irresponsible. He fell into furious and unreasoning passions.

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Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 1867 - 23 February 1900) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer, often associated with the Decadent movement. The poems collected here contain many poems full of fi-de-siècle world-weariness and melancholic pessimism. Dowson's work clearly shows the influence of the poetry of the French poets - Verlaine, Rimbaud and Baudelaire.

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