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Lord Byron and Scandalous Celebrity

Tuite, Clara, 1964- author

2015

Overview

\"The Regency period in general, and the aristocrat-poet Lord Byron in particular, were notorious for scandal, but the historical circumstances of this phenomenon have yet to be properly analysed. Lord Byron and Scandalous Celebrity explores Byron's celebrity persona in the literary, social, political and historical contexts of Regency Britain and post-Napoleonic Europe that produced it. Clara Tuite argues that the Byronic enigma that so compelled contemporary audiences - and provoked such controversy with its spectacular Romantic Satanism - can be understood by means of 'scandalous celebrity', a new form of ambivalent fame that mediates between notoriety and traditional forms of heroic renown. Examining Byron alongside contemporary figures including Caroline Lamb, Stendhal, Napoleon Bonaparte and Lord Castlereagh, Tuite illuminates the central role played by Byron in the literary, political and sexual scandals that mark the Regency as a vital period of social transition and emergent celebrity culture\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 Political and social views. / Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 Influence. / Fame Social aspects Great Britain History 19th century. / Scandals Europe History 19th century. / Literature and society Europe History 19th century. / LITERARY CRITICISM - European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
• ISBN: 9781107082595, 1107082595

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR4392.S58 T85 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE