- Edgar Saltus
Edgar Evertson Saltus (
October 8 ,1855 –July 31 ,1921 ) was an Americanwriter known for his highly refined prose style. His works paralleled those by European decadent authors such asHuysmans andOscar Wilde . Saltus wrote two books of philosophy, "The Philosophy of Disenchantment" and "The Anatomy of Negation".Acclaimed by fellow writers in his day, Saltus fell into obscurity after his death. His short story "The Paliser Case" was adapted to film in 1920, and his novel "Daughters of the Rich" was filmed in 1923.
A biography by Marie Saltus, "Edgar Saltus: The Man" was published in 1925. "Edgar Saltus", a critical study by Claire Sprague, appeared in 1970.
His elder brother
Francis Saltus Saltus was a minor poet. Both brothers are buried inSleepy Hollow Cemetery inSleepy Hollow, New York .Works
# [biography of] "Balzac" (1884)
#"The Philosophy of Disenchantment" (1885)
#"The Anatomy of Negation" (1886)
#"Mr.Incoul's Misadventure" (1887)
#"The Truth About Tristrem Varick" (1888)
#"Eden: An Episode" (1888)
#"The Pace That Kills" (1889)
#"A Transient Guest and Other Episodes" (1889)
#"Love And Lore" (1890)
#"Mary Magdalen" (1891)
#"Imperial Purple" (1892)
#"Madame Sapphira" (1893)
#"Enthralled" (1894)
#"Daughters of the Rich" (1900)
#"Purple and Fine Women" (1903)
#"The Pomps of Satan" (1904)
#"The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident" (1905)
#"Vanity Square" (1906)
#"Historia Amoris" (1906)
#"The Lords of the Ghostland" (1907)
#"The Monster" (1912)
#"Oscar Wilde, An Idler's Impressions" (1917)
#"The Gates Of Life" (1919)
#"The Paliser Case" (1919)
#"The Imperial Orgy: An Account of the Tsars From the First to the Last" (1920)
#"The Ghost Girl" (1922)
#"Uplands of Dream" (A 1925 compilation of sixteen essays published in magazines between 1900 and 1914) [http://www.oakknoll.com/results.php?s_Title=UPLANDS%20OF%20DREAM.%7CTHE&s_ShowPics=1]
#"When Dreams Come True: A Story of Emotional Life". ISBN 0-404-05535-4. [http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/sa.htm]External links
* [http://www.absinthe-literary-review.com/archives/fierce7.htm Edgar Saltus: Forgetten Genius of American Letters?]
* [http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/PrintMovie.aspx?Movie=2090&s=1 Entry from the American Film Institute catalog of "The Paliser Case".]
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