Byron's Heroines |
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| Author:
| Franklin, Caroline |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-811230-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1992 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first feminist critique of Lord Byron's depiction of women. The heroines of his narrative and dramatic verse are considered in the light of the early 19th century debate on the role of woman in society and are compared with the heroines of Byron's contemporaries.
This is the first feminist critique of Lord Byron's depiction of women. The heroines of his narrative and dramatic verse are considered in the light of the early 19th century debate on the role of woman in society and are compared with the heroines of Byron's contemporaries.