Byron

Raphael, Frederic

ISBN 10: 0500272905 / ISBN 13: 9780500272909

Published by London : Thames and Hudson, 1982

About this Item

Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 224 pages [16] p. of plates : 23.5 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron 1788-1824; Poets, English 19th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 412158

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Byron
• Publisher: London : Thames and Hudson
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500272905
• ISBN 13: 9780500272909
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

This book is a major reappraisal of Byron's poetry, which grapples firmly with the paradox of his work - that in spite of his enormous influence, the magnetic power of his personality, and the fascination of his life, the poetry is often of inferior quality and so inconsistent in its attitudes that Byron's poetic seriousness is inevitably called into question. The focus of the book is the nature of Byron's relationship with his public and its effect on his poetry; a subject that has remained largely unexplored. Dr Martin considers Byron's anomalous position as an aristocrat in a literary market governed by commercial interests and middle class tastes and reading habits. He suggests that the whole of Byron's poetry can be seen as a performance determined by a number of Byron's anxieties about his modernity, his contemporaries, and the image his readers were ready to fashion for him.

Book Description

This book is a major reappraisal of Byron's poetry, which despite his enormous influence, the poetry is often of inferior quality and so inconsistent in its attitudes that Byron's poetic seriousness is inevitably called into question. Dr Martin considers the nature of Byron's relationship with his public and its effect on his poetry.