Byron and Place: History, Translation, Nostalgia

Cheeke, S.

This new study of Byron explores the 'geo-historical' - places where historically significant events have occurred. Cheeke examines the ways in which the notion of being there becomes the central claim and shaping force in Byron's poetry up to 1818. He goes on to explore the concept of being in-between which characterises Byron's 1818-21 poetry. Finally, Byron's complex nostalgia for England, his sense of having been there , is read in relation to a broader critique of memory, home-sickness and place-attachment.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-04-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403904034

DOI: 10.1057/9780230597884

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 241