The European Byron: Mobility, Cosmopolitanism, and Chameleon Poetry

by Jonathan Gross

Byron concealed himself in various literary disguises, a process he called "mobility." In this study of influences on Byron's verse and Byron's European impact, I explore these borrowings and transformations as they manifested themselves in his reading. At issue is the very concept of romantic poetic voice. Framing himself in the tradition of the Irish yet cosmopolitan Thomas Moore, Byron adopted continental guises, imitating both Italian writers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839991429
• ISBN13: 9781839991424
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 250 Pages