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The Art of Literary Biography, Part 5 of 7: Byron, Greene, and Yeats
Leland Lyons, Leslie Marchand, and Norman Sherry discuss their research and writing practices and the issues they encounter as biographers of W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron (George Gordon), and Graham Greene, respectively. The scholars address the distinction between literary criticism and … Continue reading
The Art of Literary Biography, Part 2 of 7: Byron
Leslie Marchand and Hermione de Almeida discuss the life and poetry of Lord Byron (George Gordon). Aspects include his congenital clubfoot; revolutionary movements in Italy and Greece and Byron’s political identity as a radical aristocratic reformer with humanitarian instincts; and his satirical leanings … Continue reading
The Art of Literary Biography, Part 1 of 7: Byron
Jerome McGann discusses the life and writings of British poet Lord Byron (George Gordon), who refused to write for money and characterized his poetry as the lava of the imagination. McGann notes Byron’s attraction to lost causes and cites his … Continue reading