- Hardcover: 688 pages
- Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0374186294
- ISBN-13: 978-0374186296
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 5.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,518,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fiona MacCarthy's Byron: Life and Legend is a breakthrough in reinterpreting Byron's life and poetry for a new generation, showing him as a formative figure in European romanticism, as Byron described himself, 'the Napoleon of Rhyme'. MacCarthy brings a fresh eye to Byron's short but brilliant life, from his embattled relations with his mother, his early travels in the Mediterranean and the East, his relationships with adolescent boys, to the tragicomedy of his marriage, his incestuous love for his half-sister and the clamorous attention of his female fans.
'The best book I've read for ages is Fiona MacCarthy's new biography of Byron . . . Immaculately written, freshly researched, moving and only moderately filthy.' Andrew Marr, Daily Telegraph
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.About the Author
A well-known broadcaster and critic, Fiona MacCarthy established herself as one of the leading writers of biography in Britain with her widely acclaimed book Eric Gill, published in 1989. Her biography of Byron was described by A. N. Wilson as 'a flawless triumph' and William Morris won the Wolfson History Prize and the Writers' Guild Non-Fiction Award. She most recently published Last Curtsey, a memoir of her early life as a debutante Fiona is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Hon. Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She was awarded the OBE for services to literature in 2009.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This marvellous, wonderfully researched book tells the truth about Byron - the good, the bad, the notorious. I was particularly fascinated by the detailed account of his final months in Greece, and his posthumous influence on European thought. As a native of Nottingham Byron and Newstead are very close to my heart and it was wonderful to learn so much more about him than I ever knew (although suspected much) before. I've always loved Byron's poetry and letters and it was a joy to come across so many favourite extracts and quotations. If only Murrays would issue a new edition of the complete letters - or reprint the Marchand volumes. And what about a really good Complete Works? Finishing Fiona MacCarthy's biography was like bidding farewell to an old friend - I just wish I'd bought the hardback, not the paperback, in which I found the print rather small.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Byron brought alive...warts and all. What a terrific read and worthy account of a most enigmatic poet reviled at home but revered still in Greece.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a book that gives a real insight into the background and life of a man that fascinated and, more often than not, shocked and captivated the people of his time and continues to fascinate now. I only became interested in Byron after developing an interest into the regency and regency literature - and you can't study that period without hearing Byron's name mentioned many, many times. This book is a really brilliant chronical of a man who was known for his troubled family life and his poetry, I would recommend this 100%.
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Don't buy this book, excellent though it might be, unless you have incredible eyesight - the print is eye-achingly tiny. I had to return it.
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