Landor, Walter Savage (1775-1864), an English poet, essayist, and novelist, won fame for his graceful but forceful style. His best-known work, Imaginary Conversations (1824-1848), consists of fanciful, philosophical discussions between great figures from history.
Landor’s other works include Gebir (1798), Count Julian (1812), Idyllia Heroica (1814), Pericles and Aspasia (1836), Hellenics (1847), Last Fruit Off an Old Tree (1853), Dry Sticks Fagotted by W. S. Landor (1858), and Heroic Idylls (1863).
Landor was born in Warwick, England, and attended Oxford University. He spent much of his later life in Italy. He became almost as well known for his violent temper as for his writings.
