Ergebnis für "Lady Byron Vindicated" in Kunst & Unterhaltung

Step into the scandalous world of the Romantic era as Harriet Beecher Stowe reveals the untold story of Lady Byron, wronged wife of the infamous poet, Lord Byron. Published in 1869, Stowes bold exposé, initially slammed by the press, uncovers the sordid details of Lord Byrons life that led to his exile from England. This narrative, compiled from personal correspondence and cutting poetry, is an impassioned defense of Lady Byrons reputation against the smear campaigns of her late husbands influential allies. Stowes fiery critique of the Victorian eras treatment of women is as poignant today...

In 1869, the Atlantic published Stowe's article, The True Story Of Lady Byron's Life, a brief exposé of the famous poet Lord Byron's sordid private life which had led to a separation from his wife and drove him out of England, as told to her by Lady Byron herself before her death. Stowe wrote this article long after Lady Byron's death, when Lady Byron‘s impeccable reputation was being smeared across Europe by Byron's influential literary friends, and her trustees were doing nothing to defend her. Criticism against the article raged in the American and European press and damaged the ...