Benita Eisler
1 book referenced
Books by Benita Eisler
Referenced in 3 episodes
April 24, 2024
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A biography of Byron referenced for its description of Teresa Guiccioli as 'a romantic realist, shrewd more than intelligent, innocent and amoral, affected and feeling, worldly and provincial.'
April 21, 2024
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Described as another 'great biography' of Byron, quoted at length for a vivid physical description of Lady Caroline Lamb as 'small, unfashionably slender and flat-chested in an age that admired opulent female attributes, splendid snowy breasts, buttocks and bellies.' Used as a key source alongside McCarthy's biography.
April 17, 2024
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Referenced as one of 'two brilliant recent biographies of Byron' - the author wrote a biography of Lord Byron.