‘‘[D]estined to complete a certain cycle’: Francis Jeffrey and Byron’s Orientalism’

John Regan

‘‘[D]estined to complete a certain cycle’: Francis Jeffrey and Byron’s Orientalism’

Department of English

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Abstract

This article argues that Byron's versification in his oriental tales is a form of aesthetic response to questions of human progress which obtained in the reviewing culture of early nineteenth-century Britain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-76
Number of pages	20
Journal	Keats-Shelley Review
Volume	60
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Literary criticism, Orientalism, Heroic couplets, Romantic poetry, Hindus, Versification, Poetic meter

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‘‘[D]estined to complete a certain cycle’: Francis Jeffrey and Byron’s Orientalism’

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