Lord Byron and the Quest for Affirmation
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With the rise of New Disability Studies, literary scholars are continually reevaluating works by disabled writers such as Lord Byron, who possessed a club-foot. Some scholars, in addition to reevaluating Byron’s work, emphasize the legacy that rests upon both his notorious lifestyle and his extraordinary ability as a prolific writer. Unfortunately, his lifestyle, and not his writing, typically becomes the primary focus of too many critics who ignore the value of New Disability Studies. And yet, Byron’s struggle with disability and his consequent quest for affirmation laid the foundation to make Byron’s work exceptional and explain why he continues to be studied as a prominent literary genius. This book demonstrates that disability inflects Byron’s poetry to a greater extent than Byron scholarship has hitherto acknowledged. Furthermore, LORD BYRON AND THE QUEST FOR AFFIRMATION will focus on and engage with the hidden implications of disability in Byron’s Manfred and Cain and the...Похожие книги
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