EAN: 9781009200165

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

Lord Byron was the most celebrated of all the Romantic poets. Troubled handsome sexually fluid disabled and transgressive he wrote his way to international fame - and scandal - before finding a kind of redemption in the Greek Revolution. He also left behind the vast trove of thrilling letters (to friends relatives lovers and more) that form the core of this remarkable biography. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Byron's death and adopting a fresh approach it explores his life and work through some of his best most resonant correspondence. Each chapter opens with Byron's own voice - as if we have opened a letter from the poet himself - followed by a vivid account of the emotions and experiences that missive touches. This gripping life traces the meteoric trajectory of a poet whose brilliance shook the world and whose legacy continues to shape art and culture to this day.

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