This study focusses on Byron's largely disregarded career as a playwright and establishes Shakespeare as an important influence on his plays. This brings them closer to stage representa-tion although Byron himself claimed that his plays are unsuitable for the contemporary London stage and that Shakespeare, the dominant presence on said stage, is "the worst of models-though the most extraordinary of writers". Following an introduction to the Romantic stage and a brief survey of Shakespeare's status in the Romantic age and on its stage, this study analyses examples of Byron's engagement with...
This study focusses on Byron's largely disregarded career as a playwright and establishes Shakespeare as an important influence on his plays. This bri...