Rufus Wilmot Griswold wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Rufus Wilmot Griswold as American editor, literary critic, anthologist, and writer (1815–1857).
Rufus Wilmot Griswold was born at Benson in 1815. His recorded nationality is United States.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as journalist, anthologist and literary critic.
The writing is recorded in English.
His work is classed as anthology.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Rufus Wilmot Griswold died in 1857, aged 42. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Genres: anthology
