Lord Byron and Madame de Staël: Born for OppositionRoutledge, 13. aug. 2018 - 210 sider Published in 1999. Lord Byron and Madam de Stael made a great impression on Europe in the throes of the Napoleonic Wars, through their personalities, the versions of themselves which they projected through their works, and their literary engagement with contemporary life. However, the strong links between them have never before been explored in detail. This pioneering study looks at their personal relations, from their verbal sparring in Regency society, through the friendship which developed in Switzerland after Byron left England in 1816, to Byron’s tributes to Mme de Stael after her death. It concentrates on their literary links, both direct responses to each other’s works, and the copious evidence of shared concerns. The study deals with their treatment of gender, their grappling with the possibilities for heroic endeavour, their engagement with the social and political situations of Britain, France and Italy, and their conceptions of the role of the writer. Although Byron will need no introduction, Mme de Stael’s standing as a French romantic writer of the first rank is made plain by the strong impact of her writings on the English Poet. |
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... thought Staël's death would leave in 'literature' is suggested by his laudatory comments on her works. In describing the heroine Zuleika in The Bride of Abydos, he uses the phrase, 'the mind – the Music breathing from her face!',20 and ...
... thought had helped to engender the 'bitterness of the classic and romantic war' he alludes to in the Preface to 'The Prophecy of Dante' in 1819.31 Yet, like her, he was very interested in the contrasts among nations; in particular, one ...
... thought that Staël's constant analysis of the workings and effects of love, plus the high-flown rhetoric with which she often treated the theme, might foster sentimental and unrealistic expectations in female readers, and this belief ...
... thought of herself as a Frenchwoman, particularly a Parisienne. But she was obliged to spend much of her life outside France, and took the opportunity to travel widely. For a few months of 1793 she was an emigree to England in the ...
... thought he shared this characteristic.47 In their works, both writers created protagonists whose temperaments, talents and experiences elevate them beyond the sphere of ordinary mortals – figures such as Staël's Delphine and Corinne ...
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Their She Condition | |
Heroines and Heroes | |
Citizens of the World | |
Born for Opposition | |
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