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Byron in Geneva : that Summer of 1816 /

'Byron in Geneva' focuses sharply on the poet's life in the summer of 1816, a famous time for meteorologists (for whom 1816 is the year without a summer), but also that crucial moment in the development of his writing when, urged on by Shelley, Byron tried to transform himself into a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellis, David, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One; 1 Heading for Geneva; 2 The Shelley Party; 3 On the Road; 4 First Meetings; 5 Diodati; 6 Frightening Tales; 7 A Narrow Escape; 8 Chillon, Clarens and Ouchy; Part Two; 9 Coppet; 10 Romans à clef; 11 Chamonix; 12 The Problem of Claire and the First of the Visitors; 13 Reconciliation; 14 Old Friends; 15 Polidori Does Not Suit; 16 The Jungfrau; Afterwords; 1 Lewis, de Staël and 'Poor Polidori'; 2 The Shelley Party and Allegra; 3 The Road to Greece; 4 Last Rites; Notes; Bibliography; Index.