Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know

Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know

The title is drawn from Caroline Lamb’s description of the poet, who seems to stand just out of camera range as the program focuses on publisher John Murray, descended from the John Murray who first published Byron’s works. His offices are filled with Byron memorabilia, including long tresses of Byron’s mistress’s hair and even one of the poet’s shirts. Byron’s letters to his publisher are filled with anecdotes, invention, wit, humor—with the slightly perverse intention of shocking his somewhat puritanical publisher. (26 minutes)

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Item#: BVL3882

VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1996-0


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