An absorbing analysis of the life and poetry of Lord Byron draws on previously unavailable materials to examine Byron's rise to fame, the women in his life, the tragic scandal that drove him into exile, and his acclaimed poetic works. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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"Quite simply the best life of Byron we have." --Literary Review
"Lively. . .vividly told. . . . A much more detailed and illuminating account of the poet's private life than any previous book." --The Washington Post Book World
"A splendidly readable biography of a perpetually fascinating genius." --The Atlantic Monthly
"[Eisler's ] book will . . . be the one to beat for many decades to come.
. . . [She] is especially artful and dexterous in matching the poetry to the life and the ideas." --Los Angeles Times
Benita Eisler lives in New York City.
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