Louise Imogen Guiney
Encyclopedia
Louise Imogen Guiney was an American
poet
, essay
ist and editor born in Roxbury, Massachusetts
.
, an Irish-born American Civil War officer and lawyer, she was educated at a convent school in Providence, Rhode Island
. She edited editions of J. C. Mangan
and of Matthew Arnold
, and shared with Mrs. Spofford
and Alice Brown
the authorship of Three Heroines of English Romance (1894).
She died from a stroke
on November 2, 1920.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
ist and editor born in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
.
Biography
The daughter of Gen. Patrick R. GuineyPatrick Robert Guiney
Patrick Robert Guiney was an American Civil War soldier.-Early life and career:...
, an Irish-born American Civil War officer and lawyer, she was educated at a convent school in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. She edited editions of J. C. Mangan
James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan, born James Mangan was an Irish poet.-Early life:Mangan was the son of a former hedge school teacher who took over a grocery business and eventually became bankrupt....
and of Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator...
, and shared with Mrs. Spofford
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories.-Biography:...
and Alice Brown
Alice Brown (writer)
Alice Brown was an American novelist, poet and playwright, best known as a writer of local color stories. She also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel, The Whole Family ....
the authorship of Three Heroines of English Romance (1894).
She died from a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
on November 2, 1920.
Poem collections
- Songs at the Start (1884)
- The White Sail and Other Poems (1887)
- The Martyr's Idyl, and Shorter Poems (1899)
Prose
- Monsieur Henri, a Footnote to French History (1892)
- A Little English Gallery (1894)
- Patrins: A Collection of Essays (1897)
- Hurrell FroudeRichard Hurrell FroudeRichard Hurrell Froude was an Anglican priest and an early leader of the Oxford Movement.-Life:He was the son of Archdeacon R. H...
(1904) - Blessed Edmund CampionEdmund CampionSaint Edmund Campion, S.J. was an English Roman Catholic martyr and Jesuit priest. While conducting an underground ministry in officially Protestant England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high treason by a kangaroo court, he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn...
(1908)
External links
- Works by/about Louise Imogen Guiney, from Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
. Scanned, illustrated original editions. - Essays by Louise Imogen Guiney at Quotidiana.org