Lord Byron: The Critical HeritageAndrew Rutherford The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves. |
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... perhaps even registering incomprehension ! For earlier writers , notably pre - eighteenth century , the materials are much scarcer and the historical period has been extended , sometimes far beyond the writer's lifetime , in order to ...
... perhaps even registering incomprehension ! For earlier writers , notably pre - eighteenth century , the materials are much scarcer and the historical period has been extended , sometimes far beyond the writer's lifetime , in order to ...
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... perhaps a brother - wit in the Tory line might do a good turn at the request of so harmless and long absent a Whig . . . .'32 To which Croker replied with great good - humour in September 1819 , offering advice on the procedure to be ...
... perhaps a brother - wit in the Tory line might do a good turn at the request of so harmless and long absent a Whig . . . .'32 To which Croker replied with great good - humour in September 1819 , offering advice on the procedure to be ...
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... perhaps , because less obvious to the unsuspecting or uninformed reader ; such as the exhibition , under a favorable point of view , of unnatural and vicious characters , and the intro- duction of false principles in morals and religion ...
... perhaps , because less obvious to the unsuspecting or uninformed reader ; such as the exhibition , under a favorable point of view , of unnatural and vicious characters , and the intro- duction of false principles in morals and religion ...
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... Perhaps there may be something of the kind sprung up lately , but I have not heard much about it , and it would be such bad taste that I shall be very sorry to believe it.58 Nevertheless , European men of letters were quick to hail him ...
... Perhaps there may be something of the kind sprung up lately , but I have not heard much about it , and it would be such bad taste that I shall be very sorry to believe it.58 Nevertheless , European men of letters were quick to hail him ...
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... Perhaps , however , in reality , all that he tells us about his youth , is rather with a view to increase our wonder , than to soften our censures . He possibly means to say , ' See how a minor can write ! This poem was actually ...
... Perhaps , however , in reality , all that he tells us about his youth , is rather with a view to increase our wonder , than to soften our censures . He possibly means to say , ' See how a minor can write ! This poem was actually ...
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The Giaour June 1813 The Bride of Abydos December 1813 The Corsair February 1814 Lara August 1814 The Siege of Corinth and Parisina Febru... | 53 |
November 1816 | 81 |
June 1817 | 111 |
February 1818 | 121 |
April 1818 | 131 |
181924 | 159 |
December 1821 | 207 |
October 1822 | 249 |
Don Juan 181924 | 253 |
Bibliography | 506 |
Select Index | 507 |
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