· Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy A thorough inspection of Byron's closet does scant justice to great poetry, says Duncan Wu Saturday 02 November Byron: Life and Legend. Byron.: Fiona MacCarthy. John Murray, - Poets, English - pages. 2 Reviews. This biography of Byron (by Byron's own publisher John Murray) attempts to reinterpret Byron's life and poetry for a new generation. Fiona MacCarthy has had access to the full John Murray Byron archive, by far the largest in the world.3/5(2). · Byron: Life and Legend. Byron.: Fiona MacCarthy. John Murray Press, - Biography Autobiography - pages. 2 Reviews. Fiona MacCarthy makes a breakthrough in interpreting Byron's life and poetry drawing on John Murray's world-famous archive. She brings a fresh eye to his early years: his childhood in Scotland, embattled 3/5(2).
Fiona MacCarthy's 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. Byron: Life and Legend. by. Fiona MacCarthy. · Rating details · ratings · 45 reviews. This biography reinterprets the great man's life and poetry. MacCarthy casts a fresh eye on Byron's childhood in Scotland, his embattled relations with his mother and his series of relationships with adolescent boys. Byron: Life and Legend: Fiona MacCarthy's new biography reinterprets the great man's life and poetry. MacCarthy casts a fresh eye on Byron's childhood in Scotland and his relationships. 'This book is a flawless triumph,' writes A N Wilson. The link in the text here is to the paperback edition - click on the image of the book jacket to the right.
Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , Fiona MacCarthy makes a breakthrough in interpreting Byron's life and poetry drawing on John Murray's world-famous archive. She brings a fresh eye to his early years: his childhood in Scotland, embattled relations with his mother, the effect of his deformed foot on his development. While biographies of Byron have appeared with regularity since his death in at age 36, British author MacCarthy's (William Morris: A Life for Our Time) engrossing, coolly perceptive study of the Romantic poet is notable for its refusal to swoon over Byron's legend while still attuned to the evolution of his powerful personality and its impact on the world of art and literature.
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