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Lady Caroline Lamb’S Revisions To Her Novel Glenarvon: Some Observations, Paul Douglass
Lady Caroline Lamb’S Revisions To Her Novel Glenarvon: Some Observations, Paul Douglass
Paul Douglass
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An Unpublished Letter Of Lord Byron To Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass
An Unpublished Letter Of Lord Byron To Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass
Paul Douglass
Lord Byron took a highly ambivalent attitude toward female authorship, and yet his poetry, letters, and journals exhibit many proofs of the power of women's language and perceptions. He responded to, borrowed from, and adapted parts of the works of Maria Edgeworth, Harriet Lee, Madame de Stael, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth lnchbald, Hannah Cowley, Joanna Baillie, Lady Caroline Lamb, Mary Robmson, and Charlotte Dacre. The influence of women writers on his career may also be seen in the development of the female (and male) characters in his narrative poetry and drama. This essay focuses on the influence upon Byron of Lee, …
What Lord Byron Learned From Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass
What Lord Byron Learned From Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass
Paul Douglass
Lady Caroline Lamb fictionalized the Byronic persona in Glenarvon (1816) and gave voice to the female characters that remain largely silent in Byron’s early work. Byron responded to her mimicry and to the female perspective of Glenarvon by creating a feminized hero and strong speaking roles for women in Don Juan, though his stated purpose was to undermine, not uphold, feminine power.
Lady Caroline Lamb Before Byron: The Godfrey Vassal Webster Affair, Paul Douglass
Lady Caroline Lamb Before Byron: The Godfrey Vassal Webster Affair, Paul Douglass
Paul Douglass
This article provides an overview of the love affairs of Lady Caroline Lamb. Before she met Lord Byron, she had a long messy affair with Godfrey Vassal Webster. Their affair was known through letters which was held in the British library, the public records office in Chichester, and the like. Caroline cannot or will not adapt to the complicated social milieu of regency London.
The Madness Of Writing: Lady Caroline Lamb's Byronic Identity, Paul Douglass
The Madness Of Writing: Lady Caroline Lamb's Byronic Identity, Paul Douglass
Paul Douglass
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