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Alan Cardew • Lord Byron: The Perils and Glories of a Classical Education
She had moved from exploring the creative power of humankind—a favorite theme of Shelley and Byron—to plumbing the depths of human nature.
Charlotte Gordon • Romantic Outlaws
Henry Tilney stands out among Austen heroes in several respects. He alone is present throughout the story in the capacity of a romantic interest for the heroine. He alone serves throughout as a powerful and accepted guide for the heroine. Finally, he alone exhibits strongly the qualities of wit and humor that are always such a prominent feature of
... See moreDavid M. Shapard • The Annotated Northanger Abbey
Lord Byron (1788-1824) incarne le paradoxe du poète rebelle, du paresseux révolté, du révolutionnaire décontracté. Son premier recueil de poésie publié en 1807 lorsqu’il avait 19 ans et étudiait au Trinity College à Cambridge s’appelait Heures de paresse. C’était un aristocrate, un riche oisif. Cependant,
tom Hodgkinson • L'art d'être oisif: ... dans un monde de dingue (LIENS QUI LIBER) (French Edition)
And so we have the critical attributes of the archetypal heroic feminine:
1. The hero challenges the external threat and the heroine challenges the hero. The inverse of that is a figure we're all familiar with, namely Lady MacBeth who rather than challenging the hero to virtue, goads him into evil. A positive example would b
... See moreI never saw a more interesting creature: his eyes have generally an expression of wildness, and even madness, but there are moments when, if anyone performs an act of kindness towards him or does him the most trifling service, his whole countenance is lighted up, as it were, with a beam of benevolence and sweetness that I never saw equalled. But he
... See moreMary Shelley • Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Unabridged and Complete Edition (A Mary Shelley Classics
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Avdotya Romanovna was remarkably good looking; she was tall, strikingly well-proportioned, strong and self-reliant — the latter quality was apparent in every gesture, though it did not in the least detract from the grace and softness of her movements.