Sir Edwin Arnold Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection primarily of correspondence. The exotic descriptions of India in the poetic works of Arnold, influenced by first-hand accounts, must have been alluring to aristocrats. Many of the British noblemen and relatives we eager for Arnold to attend dinners, lunches and other functions particularly to discuss The Light of Asia. Not all correspondences in the collection are dated but those that bare dates are from 1880-1898. A draft of one of his poem "On Ranmoor, Surrey" and a sketch Ranmoor rounds out the collection.
Dates
- Created: 1880-1898
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical or Historical Information
Sir Edwin Arnold was a English journalist and poet born June 10, 1832 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Educated in King’s School at Rochester, King’s College London, and University College of the University of Oxford. In 1856 he traveled to India for his appointment as Principal of Government Sanskrit College in Poona, Maharashtra. This six year stint provided the foundation for his most famed work The Light of Asia (1879), a narrative poem in eight books depicting the life of Prince Gautama Buddha. This was followed by several other books of poetry (1875), Pearls of the Faith (1883), The Song Celestial (1885), With Sadi in the Garden (1888), Potiphar's Wife (1892), Adzuma, or The Japanese Wife (1893), the last being Indian Poetry coming out in 1904, the same year he died. He would pass away March 24, 1904 in London, England.
Note written by Frost, Guy (1965-)
Extent
30.00 items
30 Digital links (Scans of Edwin Arnold Collection) : Includes TIF, JPEG, and PDF files. Scanned 2020. UUID: 4928E849-F8AD-229A-456E-F18AF64B45A0
Language
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is divided into two series: I. Correspondence. II. Art and Poetry
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Frost, Guy (1965-)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2020-06-11: Revised for DACS compliance by Douglas Carlson
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
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archives@valdosta.edu