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Byron Life and Legend

Paperback • 2003 • English

Byron Life and Legend

By Fiona MacCarthy

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Byron - Life and Legend is a breakthrough in reinterpreting Byron's life and poetry for a new generation, showing him as a formative figure in European romanticism, as Byron described himself, 'the Napoleon of Rhyme'. MacCarthy brings a fresh eye to Byron's short but brilliant life, from his embattled relations with his mother, his early travels in the Mediterranean and the East, his relationships with adolescent boys, to the tragicomedy of his marriage, his incestuous love for his half-sister a...Show more

Biography: historical, political and military

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ISBN

9780571179978

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

Byron Life and Legend

Format

Paperback

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