A feminist critique of Lord Byron's depiction of women. The heroines of his narrative and dramatic verse are considered in the light of the early 19th-century debate on the role of woman in society and are compared with the heroines of Byron's contemporaries
SUBJECT
Byron
George Gordon Byron
Baron
1788-1824 -- Characters -- Heroines
Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century