160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Lord Byron (1788-1824) was a poet and satirist, as famous in his time for his love affairs and questionable morals as he was for his poetry. Looking beyond the scandal, Byron leaves us a body of work that proved crucial to the development of English poetry and provides a fascinating counterpoint to other writings of the Romantic period. This guide to Byron’s sometimes daunting, often... Read more

Series Editors’ Preface  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations and Referencing  Preface  Part 1: Life and Contexts  Part 2: Work  Part 3: Criticism  Chronology.  Bibliography

Biography

Caroline Franklin is a Professor of English at the University of Wales, Swansea. She works in the area of Romantic-period literature on which she has published widely, including books on Byron and Mary Wollstonecraft.