Saintsbury

American  

[seynts-buh-ree] / ˈseɪnts bə ri /

noun

1. George Edward Bateman 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.

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Saintsbury British  

/ -brɪ, ˈseɪntsbərɪ /

noun

1. George Edward Bateman. 1845–1933, British literary critic and historian; author of many works on English and French literature

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Example Sentences

While Dickens appears to have added the "smoking" to the name, the English literary critic George Saintsbury hypothesized in his 1920 "Notes on a Cellar-Book" that it was born at Oxford University.

From Salon

But what really started me writing critical essays was my reading of George Saintsbury.

From New York Times

I don’t remember that Saintsbury was ever funny.

From New York Times

It was through Saintsbury I came to read the French, especially Sainte-Beuve, and another critical line that interested me was Peacock/Meredith/Huxley.

From New York Times

In the midst of zealotry and chaos, I find a flicker of solace simply in remembering the title of an old book by George Saintsbury: “The Peace of the Augustans: A Survey of Eighteenth Century Literature as a Place of Rest and Refreshment.”

From Washington Post