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Page 61
... figures al- ready met , is the faint , distorted image of a son's wish to matter in his father's eyes . A composite portrait of the Byronic hero may now be sketched : a thwarted figure , ignorant of his essential self , who represses ...
... figures al- ready met , is the faint , distorted image of a son's wish to matter in his father's eyes . A composite portrait of the Byronic hero may now be sketched : a thwarted figure , ignorant of his essential self , who represses ...
Page 70
... figure who incorpo- rates the values of compassion and natural energies previously as- sociated exclusively with women . The agency of Rousseau brings Byron to a tentative utterance of faith : I have not loved the World , nor the World ...
... figure who incorpo- rates the values of compassion and natural energies previously as- sociated exclusively with women . The agency of Rousseau brings Byron to a tentative utterance of faith : I have not loved the World , nor the World ...
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... figure . Johnson serves his function - about which more shortly - and disappears . The presence of a worthy and encouraging male figure , contrast- ing sharply with the hostile men who usually confront Byron's heroes , offsets the ...
... figure . Johnson serves his function - about which more shortly - and disappears . The presence of a worthy and encouraging male figure , contrast- ing sharply with the hostile men who usually confront Byron's heroes , offsets the ...
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action allusion already appears attempt Augusta authority becomes Byron Cain called Canto cause character Childe Harold close consciousness continues contrast death described desire Doge Don Juan drama early effect English experience expressed Faliero fall father fears feelings fictions figure final force gives Haidée heart hero hope human imagination Italy Juan's language later less lines look Lord lost Manfred Manfred's marks maternal meaning memory mind mother narrator nature never object once passion past pattern perhaps play poem poet Poetry position present Press psychological reader reality reflects relationship remains representative reveals role Sardanapalus scene seems sense sexual shows situation stanza story suggests thee thing thou thought throughout tion true turn Ulric Univ Werner wish woman women