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The Leslie A. Marchand Memorial Lectures, 2000-2015 : A Legacy in Byron Studies

The Leslie A. Marchand Memorial Lectures, 2000-2015 : A Legacy in Byron Studies

Description

This unique collection of lectures honors the pioneering work in Byron studies of Leslie Alexis Marchand, who has had an enduring influence on the appreciation and study of Lord Byron for sixty years. Generations of readers and writers have come to Byron through Marchand’s biographies and his edition of the poet’s letters and journals. All admirers of Byron respond to the verve, dash, and immediacy of his correspondence, which lies at the heart of Marchand’s biographies and offers us a portrait based on the poet’s views of himself and his times. No one has so powerfully and judiciously allowed Byron’s life to emerge from the testimony of his letters. This collection pays tribute to Marchand’s careful scholarship and scrupulous attention to the limits of interpretation.

Marchand’s continued relevance to Byron studies derives in part from the work undertaken by those inspired by his labors as editor and interpreter, many of whom are represented in this collection. Three opening essays bear personal witness to his fervent support for young scholars, his depth of expertise and appeal as a teacher, and his commitment to encouraging others to join him on his Byron pilgrimage. The lectures given in his honor themselves represent such diverse disciplines as literary theory, psychiatry, publishing history, comparative literature, drama, political history, revolutionary politics in literature and music, literary criticism, textual editing and selection, and literary influence. A chronology and a bibliography provide an overview of Marchand’s life and scholarship.

ISBN

9781611496673

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

University of Delaware Press

City

Newark

Disciplines

English Language and Literature | Literature in English, British Isles

Comments

Description and cover image courtesy of University of Delaware Press.

Subject Areas

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Criticism and interpretation

Author/Editor Bio

Katherine Kernberger is Professor Emerita of English at Linfield College. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a B.A. in English from Scripps College.

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