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Lady Caroline Lamb Before Byron: The Godfrey Vassal Webster Affair, Paul Douglass Jul 2005

Lady Caroline Lamb Before Byron: The Godfrey Vassal Webster Affair, Paul Douglass

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

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.


What Lord Byron Learned From Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass Jul 2005

What Lord Byron Learned From Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

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.


What Lord Byron Learned From Lady Caroline Lamb, Paul Douglass Jul 2005

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 Jan 2005

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.


Publications “Playwrights’ Progress: The Evolution Of The Play Cycle, From Shaw’S ‘Pentateuch’ To Angels In America, Julie A. Sparks Jan 2005

Publications “Playwrights’ Progress: The Evolution Of The Play Cycle, From Shaw’S ‘Pentateuch’ To Angels In America, Julie A. Sparks

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

Traces the development of playwright George Bernard Shaw's play cycles. Analysis of his plays "Man and Superman", "Heartbreak House", and "Back to Methuselah"; His belief about the importance of lengthy works; Production difficulties of his plays; Comparison of Shaw's views with play cycles.