did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9781611491234

Lord Byron and the History of Desire

by
  • ISBN13:

    9781611491234

  • ISBN10:

    1611491231

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-07-01
  • Publisher: University of Delaware Press
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $114.00

Summary

Ian Dennis received his PhD from the University of Toronto, and is now an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of Nationalism and Desire in Early Historical Fiction (1997) and of articles on Sir Walter Scott, James Fenimore Cooper, Lord Byron, René Girard, and Eric Gans. He is also a novelist with four titles to his credit, his most recent book of fiction being The Emperor's Assassin (2003), a historical murder mystery co-authored under the pseudonym "T. F. Banks." He lives in Ottawa with his wife Marie-José Tienhooven and son Theodore Frederick Dennis. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 9
Introductionp. 13
A New Strategy: Childe Harold's Pilgrimagep. 31
Victory and Defeat in the Eastern Talesp. 64
Heroic Victimhood: "Prometheus" and "The Prisoner ofChillon"p. 95
"I Shall Not Choose a Mortal for My Mediator": Manfredp. 109
Cain: Lord Byron's Sincerity, with an Addendum on Heaven and Earthp. 131
The Market in Don Juan, with a Digression on Joking and Sexp. 153
Don Juan: Modeling Irony, Offering Alliancep. 205
Conclusion: Lord Byron and the History of Desirep. 230
Notesp. 239
Works Citedp. 257
Indexp. 263
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program