Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) was an English poet and writer, and the most prominent of the three Sitwell siblings, all of whom made important contributions to the British literary scene of the early 20th ...

There are three writing Sitwells: Edith, Sacheverell and Osbert; and the best of them is Edith. She is a poet (she hates to be called a poetess) and a good one, possibly a great one. Three English ...

ALEXANDER POPE—Edith Sitwell—Cosmopolitan ($4). Says Poet Edith Sitwell of Poet Pope: “I may say, with the deepest humility, what Pope is reputed to have said of Dryden: ‘Had I been born early enough, ...

Chicago Review is a student-run magazine of literature and critical exchange, published quarterly in the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago since 1946. CR regularly features ...

AN UNUSUAL variety of new books of poetry has appeared in recent months. In a comparative reading several superlatives suggest themselves. The most important book of 1949 is the Complete Poems of ...

LONDON — Dame Edith Sitwell’s feathery hats, bohemian garb and distinctive jewels and gemstones will go under the hammer in November as part of a sale of personal effects, furnishings and interior ...