The poet and the Vampyre : the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters
(Book)
Uniform Title
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardback edition.
ISBN
9781605986142, 1605986143, 9781605988580, 1605988588
Physical Desc
xiv, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm
Status
Copies
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Bedford - Adult | 820.9145/Sto | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Adult | 820.91 STO | Storage |
Brookline - Adult | BIOG BYRON George 2014 | On Shelf |
Lasell University - Main | 820.9145 St7p 2014 | On Shelf |
Natick - Adult | 820.9/S888 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781605986142, 1605986143, 9781605988580, 1605988588
UPC
40023952861
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Edinburgh ; London : Canongate, 2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-415) and index.
Description
Love affairs, literary rivalries, and the supernatural collide in an inspired journey to Lake Geneva, where Byron, the Shelleys, and John Polidori come together to create literature's greatest monsters--,Source other than Library of Congress.
Description
"In the spring of 1816, Lord Byron was the greatest poet of his generation and the most famous man in Britain, but his personal life was about to erupt. Fleeing his celebrity, notoriety, and debts, he sought refuge in Europe, taking his young doctor with him. As an inexperienced medic with literary aspirations of his own, Doctor John Polidori could not believe his luck. That summer another literary star also arrived in Geneva. With Percy Bysshe Shelley came his lover, Mary, and her step-sister, Claire Clairmont. For the next three months, this party of young bohemians shared their lives, charged with sexual and artistic tensions. It was a period of extraordinary creativity: Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein, the gothic masterpiece of Romantic fiction; Byron completed Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, his epic poem; and Polidori would begin The Vampyre, the first great vampire novel. It was also a time of remarkable drama and emotional turmoil. For Byron and the Shelleys, their stay by the lake would serve to immortalize them in the annals of literary history. But for Claire and Polidori, the Swiss sojourn would scar them forever"--,Publisher's description.
Language
Text in English.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- Switzerland.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Friends and associates.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Homes and haunts -- Switzerland.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824.
Clairmont, Claire, -- 1798-1879.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Expatriate authors -- Switzerland.
Frankenstein's Monster -- (Fictitious character)
Horror tales, English -- History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
Polidori, John William, -- 1795-1821 -- Friends and associates.
Polidori, John William, -- 1795-1821. -- Vampyre.
Romanticism.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, -- 1797-1851 -- Friends and associates.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822 -- Friends and associates.
Supernatural in literature.
Vampires in literature.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Friends and associates.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824 -- Homes and haunts -- Switzerland.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, -- Baron, -- 1788-1824.
Clairmont, Claire, -- 1798-1879.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Expatriate authors -- Switzerland.
Frankenstein's Monster -- (Fictitious character)
Horror tales, English -- History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
Polidori, John William, -- 1795-1821 -- Friends and associates.
Polidori, John William, -- 1795-1821. -- Vampyre.
Romanticism.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, -- 1797-1851 -- Friends and associates.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822 -- Friends and associates.
Supernatural in literature.
Vampires in literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stott, A. M. (2014). The poet and the Vampyre: the curse of Byron and the birth of literature's greatest monsters (First Pegasus Books hardback edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stott, Andrew McConnell, 1969-. 2014. The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron and the Birth of Literature's Greatest Monsters. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stott, Andrew McConnell, 1969-. The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron and the Birth of Literature's Greatest Monsters Pegasus Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stott, Andrew McConnell. The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron and the Birth of Literature's Greatest Monsters First Pegasus Books hardback edition., Pegasus Books, 2014.
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