Byron : a life in ten letters / Andrew Stauffer.
| Author/creator |
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 author. |
| Other author/creator | Stauffer, Andrew M., 1968- editor, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2024 |
| Description | viii, 401 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Correspondence. Selections (Stauffer) |
| Contents | A spice of every thing : to Elizabeth Pigot, October 26, 1807, Trinity College, Cambridge -- The air of greece : to Henry Drury, May 3, 1810, Salsette Frigate in the Dardanelles off Abydos, Turkey -- Mad, bad, and dangerous to know : to Lady Melbourne, October 8, 1813, Aston Hall, Rotherham, Yorkshire -- Fare thee well! : To Lady Byron, February 8, 1816, 13 Piccadilly Terrace, London -- Haunted summer : to Augusta Leigh, September 8, 1816, Villa Diodati, Cologny, near Geneva -- The greenest isle of my imagination : to John Murray, August 1, 1819, Ravenna / Venice -- Strictest adultery : to Countess Teresa Guiccioli, December 7, 1819, Venice -- A funeral pile : to Thomas Moore, August 27, 1822, Pisa -- To join the Greeks : to John Cam Hobhouse, April 7, 1823, Casa Saluzzo, Albaro, near Genoa -- Pilgrim of eternity : to John Murray, February 25, 1824, Messolonghi -- After Byron. |
| Abstract | "This is the best short introduction to Byron available. Stauffer steers us through a tumultuous life with poise and expert authority. The letters provide vivid snapshots of Byron at key moments across three decades and the biography that emerges is deeply absorbing"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Correspondence. Selections (Stauffer). Byron. Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009200134 |
| LCCN | 2023040043 |
| ISBN | 9781009200165 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 100920016X |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | New Books | PR4381 .A4 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |