Byron: Heritage and Legacy

In this impressive collection an unprecedented range of international scholars, many from countries where the study of Byron had been forbidden, explore Byronic themes and ideas in an American setting. Representing a range of scholarly approaches and including close textual study, comparative readings, and broad cultural analysis, these distinguished contributors bring their unique perspectives to bear on the study of Romanticism and Byron. The volume is a product of the 2001 Byron Conference, whose close proximity to the World Trade Center, one month before 9/11, provided a catalyst for fresh analysis. The collection includes a coda of participants' afterthoughts, which address how the disaster affected them and their thinking about Byron in revising their essays.