Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame

by Benita Eisler

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Drawing upon family papers only recently made available, this detailed biography offers a full portrait of Lord Byron, and the men and women he loved. The author examines his political ambitions and his hunger for a hero's place in history.

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Better than I expected it to be, though inclined to accept as fact what in strict terms must be considered speculation, and straining too hard to make Byron "relevant" (calling him the first rap artist!)--is that really necessary? Read "Don Juan"--of COURSE he's relevant. (

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Not an easy read, but once immersed in the author's style, it holds the reader's interest and proves more than one ever wanted to know about the Mad, Bad, Lord Byron. (

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Byron's beautifully turned verses were like pamphlets or wall posters, lampooning the nobs and inciting contempt for their rule. Eisler, whose book will I think be the one to beat for many decades to come, is especially artful and dexterous in matching the poetry to he life and the ideas. She is alive to the essential connection between the sexual outlaw and the professional revolutionary.

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Censure no more shall brand my humble name
The child of passion and the fool of fame

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“Childish Recollections” (1806)

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FOR GLORIA LOOMIS

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ON MONDAY, May 17, 1824, near noon, six men gathered in the high-ceilinged drawing room at 50 Albemarle Street, off Piccadilly, in a house that served as both home and office to the publisher John Murray.

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Whig society was the creation of its hostesses: beautiful, clever, and seductive women whose power drive found its outlet in political and sexual machinations, often combined. Alcove and boudoir were their Parliament.

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Drawing upon family papers only recently made available, this detailed biography offers a full portrait of Lord Byron, and the men and women he loved. The author examines his political ambitions and his hunger for a hero's place in history.

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