Isbn: 9780243560783 - Byron as Critic: a Thesis (classic Reprint) (3 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates Lord Byron's critical views and theories, a topic that has thus far been curiously overlooked in literary criticism. It argues that the author's thoughtful and considered approach to the nature and value of literature, and particularly poetry, has been consistently underestimated and misrepresented in favor of perpetuated assumptions about his life, character, and poetic practice. The author examines the range of Byron's critical reflections, beginning with the early, satirical English Bards and Scotch Reviewers and ending with his last, polemical, and unfinished work, an essay on the life and genius of Alexander Pope. He places Byron within his literary and historical context, acknowledging the prevailing critical ideas of the period while highlighting Byron's unique and individualistic perspective. In doing so, this book uncovers the thematic depth and originality of Byron's critical thought. It demonstrates the coherence and consistency of his views on a wide range of topics, including poetic style and form, literary history and tradition, and the social and moral responsibilities of the writer. Ultimately, the book argues that Byron's criticism is not only significant in understanding Byron himself as a writer but in understanding the development of literary and critical thought in the Romantic era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…