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Few writers are better suited than she is to take his measure, and to plumb his heart (Judith Thurman)
Edna O'Brien and Byron are surely the perfect match.. the novelist has made a portrait of the poet that is admiring, gently ironic, funny and perceptive (John Banville)
Edna O'Brien has always been attracted to writers writing about other writers. And in Byron in Love she has a go herself (Caroline Jowett DAILY EXPRESS)
a beguiling blend of sympathy, humour and, of course, her signature lilting style.. a delightful, though poignant, account (Kathryn Hughes MAIL ON SUNDAY)
O'Brien charts the many loves of the notorious 19th-century poet's reckless life in immediate and candid prose (STELLA, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
O'Brien immerses us in the world of the most insatiable romantic ever (HARPERS BAZAAR)
Reading this compact and hugely enjoyable retelling of his life, one feels the inevitability of the biographer and her subject (Nicholas Shakespeare DAILY TELEGRAPH)
Edna O'Brien has always had a gift for writing about affairs of the heart (Jay Parini THE GUARDIAN)
there is much to enjoy in this idiosyncratic and highly readable account of the poet who writing enthralled and whose actions appalled in equal measure (Sarah Burton THE INDEPENDENT)
brilliant and challenging (Peter Lewis DAILY MAIL)
Bryon's name is part of the English language. The word 'Byronic' suggests excess, diabolical deeds and a rebelliousness answering neither to king nor commoner. Byron, more than any other poet, has come to personify the poet as rebel, imaginative and lawless, reaching beyond race, creed or frontier, his gigantic flaws redeemed by a magnetism and ultimately a heroism that by ending in tragedy raised it and him from the particular to the universal.
Lord George Gordon Byron was 5' 8" in height, had a malformed right foot, chestnut hair, a haunting pallor, grey eyes fringed with dark lashes and an enchantedness that neither men nor women could resist. Everything about him was a paradox - insider and outsider, beautiful and deformed, serious and facetious, profligate but on occasion miserly, and possessed of a fierce intelligence trapped forever in a child's magic and malices. He was also a great poet, but as he reminded us, poetry is a distinct faculty and has little to do with the individual life of its creator.
Edna O'Brien's vivid biography is beautifully spare, exemplary in its concision, and focuses upon the diverse and colourful women in Byron's life. Its narrative core is the triangular relationship between him, his wife and his half-sister that brought him his timeless notoriety.
¿Edna O'Brien and Byron are surely the perfect match, and in Byron in Love the novelist has made a portrait of the poet that is admiring, gently ironic, funny and perceptive¿ ¿ John Banville
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Bryon's name is part of the English language. The word 'Byronic' suggests excess, diabolical deeds and a rebelliousness answering neither to king nor commoner. Byron, more than any other poet, has come to personify the poet as rebel, imaginative and lawless, reaching beyond race, creed or frontier, his gigantic flaws redeemed by a magnetism and ultimately a heroism that by ending in tragedy raised it and him from the particular to the universal. Lord George Gordon Byron was 5' 8" in height, had a malformed right foot, chestnut hair, a haunting pallor, grey eyes fringed with dark lashes and an enchantedness that neither men nor women could resist. Everything about him was a paradox - insider and outsider, beautiful and deformed, serious and facetious, profligate but on occasion miserly, and possessed of a fierce intelligence trapped forever in a child's magic and malices. He was also a great poet, but as he reminded us, poetry is a distinct faculty and has little to do with the individual life of its creator. Edna O'Brien's vivid biography is beautifully spare, exemplary in its concision, and focuses upon the diverse and colourful women in Byron's life. Its narrative core is the triangular relationship between him, his wife and his half-sister that brought him his timeless notoriety. Edna O'Brien and Byron are surely the perfect match, and in Byron in Love the novelist has made a portrait of the poet that is admiring, gently ironic, funny and perceptive John Banville. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001358891
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Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780297855538. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9280012
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Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur Africa
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Cloth. Condición: Fine. First edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 21378
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. vii-xii, 228pp; illustrations in colour; light scuffs to d/j, black spine, white title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 057899
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Impression, appears unread, not price clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, book would be "fine" but page ends age toned. D/j has no tears, nicks, creases or marks and is protected by a clear removable sleeve. Nº de ref. del artículo: 04911
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Librería: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing (full print run includes '1'). With original unclipped jacket (£12.99). Index. Illustrated. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, odd minor crease/rub to edges, minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and a little pushing/bumping to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Very minor spine lean. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Nº de ref. del artículo: 009704
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