Benson, Arthur Christopher (M)

Surname: Benson
Forename(s): Arthur Christopher
b. 24 April 1862. d. 17 June 1925. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, essayist, and college head. Educated at King’s College, Cambridge. Served as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, from 1915-1925. Critics believe, from the evidence of his diaries, that he was homosexual and also asexual. Author of The Isles of Sunset (1904) and From a College Window (1906). Biographical information: ODNB. (SP, SCM, AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 9
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Castle Belleisle 1883-12 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12228
Δαιμονιζόμενος 1894-04 The Yellow Book Poet 769
Epitaphium in Septem Annorum Puellulam 1895-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Translator 14938
Pietas Rubeculæ 1895-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Translator 14940
Pyramis 1895-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Translator 14939
Epitaph on the Beggar’s Dog 1895-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Translator 14937
The Jackdaw 1895-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Translator 14936
Sic tu recoli merearis! 1895-10 The Yellow Book Poet 827
Rest 1896-01 The Yellow Book Poet 991