Medwin's Conversations of Lord Byron / / ed. by Ernest J. Lovell.

One of the most racy, entertaining, and valuable contemporary accounts of Byron, Medwin's Conversations created a furor among Byron's many friends and enemies, especially those who appear in it. In the notes to this edition, Professor Lovell has assembled in the appropriate place comments...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1966
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 2264
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Physical Description:1 online resource (310 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Medwin's preface to the third London edition of 1824 --
Medwin's notes for a new preface --
Conversations of lord Byron --
Selective bibliography with abbreviations --
Index
Summary:One of the most racy, entertaining, and valuable contemporary accounts of Byron, Medwin's Conversations created a furor among Byron's many friends and enemies, especially those who appear in it. In the notes to this edition, Professor Lovell has assembled in the appropriate place comments on and corrections of Medwin's account by Lady Byron, John Cam Hobhouse, E.J. Trelawny, Sir Charles Napier, John Murray, John Galt, William Harness, Robert Southey, Lady Caroline Lamb, Leigh Hunt, Mary Shelley, Sir Walter Scott, Countess Teresa Guiccioli William Fletcher, and others. The result is a continuing dialogue as one. witness debates with another. The text is based upon Medwin's own copy of the third London edition of 1824, heavily annotated by the author.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400878154
9783110426847
9783110413533
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400878154
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Ernest J. Lovell.