"Masques & Phases" by Robert Baldwin Ross is a compilation of early 20th-century essays and literary ponderings that highlights art, archaeology, and literature's mental impacts. Ross mixes wit and gravity, creating a diverse series of ideas that pushes against traditional literary boundaries. Beginning with a thank-you to his former editor, Ross then launches into "A Case at the Museum," a piece that compares archaeologists and collectors, highlighting the subtleties of both. Professor Lachsyrma, a smart archaeologist struggling with lost faith who lives surrounded by artifacts, is introduced. This start makes way for a humorous study of artistic learning and how personal struggles interact with work obsessions, inviting readers into Ross's attractive literary landscape.
Masques & Phases
By Robert Baldwin Ross
See how humor and seriousness collide as a professor battles lost faith and obsessions in a collection of witty and intriguing essays.
Summary
About the AuthorRobert Baldwin Ross was a British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, and son of John Ross and Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin, Ross was a pivotal figure on the London literary and artistic scene from the mid-1890s to his early death, and mentored several literary figures, including Siegfried Sassoon. His open homosexuality, in a period when male homosexual acts were illegal, brought him many hardships.
Robert Baldwin Ross was a British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, and son of John Ross and Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin, Ross was a pivotal figure on the London literary and artistic scene from the mid-1890s to his early death, and mentored several literary figures, including Siegfried Sassoon. His open homosexuality, in a period when male homosexual acts were illegal, brought him many hardships.
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