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Olive Eleanor Custance (7 February 1874 – 12 February 1944), also known as Lady Alfred Douglas, was an English poet and wife of Lord Alfred Douglas. She was part of the aesthetic movement of the 1890s, and a contributor to The Yellow Book.
- 12 February 1944 (aged 70)
- Poetry
- Olive Eleanor Custance, 7 February 1874, London, England
- Aestheticism
It reads almost as if Dawson, Olive Custance, Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde and Beardsley were all one. The passion for close description of lush detail, of beauty grafted to elegance ; the preoccupation with the esoteric in all manner of luxurious trappings, outlandish sights and sounds and ‘scarlet’ sins, becomes mere posing at its worst. and most ingenious invention at its best.
28 feb 2019 · Olive Custance era una poetessa britannica. Fece parte dell’Estetismo, un movimento artistico del 1890 e diede un contributo al The Yellow Book. È conosciuta come la moglie di Lord Alfred Douglas e ha vissuto molto all’ombra del marito, non ricevendo il giusto riconoscimento che si sarebbe meritata per le sue poesie.
20 set 2014 · In my talk for the LGBT History Festival, I will present the fascinating yet almost entirely unknown story of Olive Custance, Lady Alfred Douglas, based on my research into her diaries and correspondence with Douglas (held in the British Library and New York Public Library).
15 ott 2021 · Olive Custance: Life and Works of a Forgotten Poetess | Radio Spada. 15 Ottobre 2021 | Cultura. Luca Fumagalli. Four volumes of poetry and a famous husband were not enough to guarantee Olive Custance the recognition she deserved. Still today.
12 dic 2017 · The British writer, historian and television producer Jad Adams has produced a extensively researched biographical account of Olive Custance. It is now, by a few hundred words, … Olive Custance (Lady Alfred Douglas)
This site is dedicated to the commemoration and study of the life and work of the poetess Olive Custance, Lady Alfred Douglas (7th February 1874 – 12th February 1944). The site is maintained by Edwin King.
