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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... poet of his generation — indeed of the whole English romantic movement . Almost all his publications , therefore , major or minor , failures and successes , were the subject of widespread critical discussion . This could take many ...
... poet of his generation — indeed of the whole English romantic movement . Almost all his publications , therefore , major or minor , failures and successes , were the subject of widespread critical discussion . This could take many ...
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... poet's political opinions , these had elicited a protest from the Quarterly reviewer in 1812 ; and Scott , who did not take the poet's ' high strain of ... Liberalism ' very seriously , none the less felt that a firm rebuke was called ...
... poet's political opinions , these had elicited a protest from the Quarterly reviewer in 1812 ; and Scott , who did not take the poet's ' high strain of ... Liberalism ' very seriously , none the less felt that a firm rebuke was called ...
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... poet of ' nationality and liberty ' . Swinburne applauded ' his glorious courage , his excellent contempt for things contemptible , and hatred of hateful men ' ( No. 56 ) . Arnold praised his rebellion against the mental bondage or cant ...
... poet of ' nationality and liberty ' . Swinburne applauded ' his glorious courage , his excellent contempt for things contemptible , and hatred of hateful men ' ( No. 56 ) . Arnold praised his rebellion against the mental bondage or cant ...
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... poet and man of letters . Extract from his Table - Talk , published posthumously in 1856 : ' Byron sent me Childe Harold in the printed sheets before it was published ; and I read it to my sister . " This , " I said , “ in spite of all ...
... poet and man of letters . Extract from his Table - Talk , published posthumously in 1856 : ' Byron sent me Childe Harold in the printed sheets before it was published ; and I read it to my sister . " This , " I said , “ in spite of all ...
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Contents
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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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