Book Review: Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton

LOUIS Crompton’s Byron and Greek Love (University of California Press, 1985), also known as Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th Century England, offers an insightful reevaluation of the complex life, sexuality, and societal context of the renowned poet Lord Byron. I first came across this book during my time at the University of Guelph, […]

Review: The Poet and The Vampyre: The Curse of Byron and the Birth of Literature’s Greatest Monsters by Andrew McConnell Stott

LORD BYRON was considered by many to be “Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!” He was an unapologetic sensualist who bedded men and women alike. Byron was a poet, a rogue, and an atheist with sexual appetites he proudly shared publicly. He also created rumours to inspire notoriety and fame—or perhaps infamy? The Poet and […]