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Byron and Women (and men)

On May 6, 2009May 11, 2009 By nick2209In byron13 Comments

'Byron and Women (and men)' was the title of a one-day Conference held at Nottingham University on 2nd May which I attended. A one-day Conference has many advantages for me in terms of not having to leave home for the night and Nottingham is an easy drive. The Conference was quite small and thus not …

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Fiona McCarthy on Byron

On April 21, 2009April 21, 2009 By nick2209In byron4 Comments

I have just finished Fiona McCarthy's biography Byron Life and Legend (2002). I am not going to write at any great length about this but will say that I found it in general pretty disappointing. McCarthy's particular 'angle' on B. is to stress the homosexual side of his bi-sexuality. Now I have absolutely no doubt …

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Byron Conference 2008

On February 27, 2009February 27, 2009 By nick2209In byronLeave a comment

In July 2008 I attended the 34th International Byron Conference which was held at St Andrews from the 14th to 18th July. As usual it takes me 6 months to a year to get around to writing anything about it!  My only point of comparison for this event was the Exeter Trollope Conference. The Byron …

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