Lord Byron and Madame de Staël: Born for OppositionAshgate, 1999 - 210 sider The British poet Lord Byron and the French writer Madame de Staël both made a great impact on a Europe in the throes of the Napoleonic Wars - through their personalities, the versions of themselves projected in their works, and their literary engagement with contemporary life. However, the strong links between them have never been explored in detail. This pioneering study looks at the two writers' personal relations, from their verbal sparring in Regency social life, through the friendship which developed in Switzerland after Byron left Britain in 1816, to Byron's tributes to Madame de Staël after her death. It concentrates on their literary links, both direct responses to each other's works, and copious evidence of shared concerns. Topics covered include the writers' treatment of gender, their grappling with the possibilities for 'heroic' endeavour, their engagement with the contrasting social and political situations in Britain, France and Italy, and their conception of the writer's role. |
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Side 166
... canto IX , after citing Shakespeare's ' To be or not to be ! That is the question ' , the speaker declares - in a more irreverent tone towards Napoleon than is characteristic of Byron's earlier poetry - that he ' would much rather have ...
... canto IX , after citing Shakespeare's ' To be or not to be ! That is the question ' , the speaker declares - in a more irreverent tone towards Napoleon than is characteristic of Byron's earlier poetry - that he ' would much rather have ...
Side 169
... canto VII which asserts the ' Nothingness of life ' and the futility of metaphysical speculation , also alerts the readers that he is ' now essaying / To show ye what ye are in every way ' ( can . VII , st . 7 ) - and this stanza leads ...
... canto VII which asserts the ' Nothingness of life ' and the futility of metaphysical speculation , also alerts the readers that he is ' now essaying / To show ye what ye are in every way ' ( can . VII , st . 7 ) - and this stanza leads ...
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... canto , he declares that he aims ' To play upon the surface of Humanity . / ... nor care if the world read ' ( can . XV , st . 60 ) . But what emerges quite strongly from the poem is a sense that assertions of poetic purpose are ...
... canto , he declares that he aims ' To play upon the surface of Humanity . / ... nor care if the world read ' ( can . XV , st . 60 ) . But what emerges quite strongly from the poem is a sense that assertions of poetic purpose are ...
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Their She Condition | 26 |
Heroines and Heroes | 55 |
Citizens of the World | 96 |
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