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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813440303321

Autore

O'Connell Mary (Researcher in English)

Titolo

Byron and John Murray : a poet and his publisher / / Mary O'Connell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool, [England] : , : Liverpool University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78138-754-0

1-78138-491-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Liverpool English texts and studies ; ; 64

Disciplina

821.7

Soggetti

Authors and publishers - England - History - 19th century

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

John Murray I and II -- 'Lord Byron turns pro' -- Janus-Faced: James Cawthorn and English Bards and Scotch Reviews, John Murray and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage -- '... and found myself famous' -- 'I have written too much' -- John Murray and 'the Demon of Silence': Byron in exile -- 'a book without a bookseller'.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a paradox of Byron's literary career that the liberal poet was published by a conservative publishing house. It is less of a paradox when, as this book illustrates, we see John Murray as a competitive, innovative publisher who understood how to deal with his most famous author.