Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in America
This essay traces Byron’s presence in early nineteenth-century American culture and his extensive influence on philhellenic poetry written during and after the Greek Revolution. After exemplifying how Byron’s philhellenic verse read throughout Europe made him the champion of modern Greece, I explore...
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| description | This essay traces Byron’s presence in early nineteenth-century American culture and his extensive influence on philhellenic poetry written during and after the Greek Revolution. After exemplifying how Byron’s philhellenic verse read throughout Europe made him the champion of modern Greece, I explore the ways Byron’s lines inspired a host of poets across the Atlantic. My discussion aims to demonstrate the American poets’ rich and diverse engagement with Byronic modes, hoping to bring a deeper understanding of the texts in question as well as of the historical frames surrounding them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-455ccfd58c7149418f8f27b4fa25d4422024-02-14T13:19:38ZengEuropean Association for American StudiesEuropean Journal of American Studies1991-933617110.4000/ejas.17824Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in AmericaMaria SchoinaThis essay traces Byron’s presence in early nineteenth-century American culture and his extensive influence on philhellenic poetry written during and after the Greek Revolution. After exemplifying how Byron’s philhellenic verse read throughout Europe made him the champion of modern Greece, I explore the ways Byron’s lines inspired a host of poets across the Atlantic. My discussion aims to demonstrate the American poets’ rich and diverse engagement with Byronic modes, hoping to bring a deeper understanding of the texts in question as well as of the historical frames surrounding them.https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/17824American poetryLord ByronphilhellenismjournalsChilde Harold’s PilgrimageWilliam Cullen Bryant |
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| title | Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in America |
| title_full | Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in America |
| title_fullStr | Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in America |
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| title_short | Byron and Nineteenth-Century Literary Philhellenism in America |
| title_sort | byron and nineteenth century literary philhellenism in america |
| topic | American poetry Lord Byron philhellenism journals Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage William Cullen Bryant |
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