tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2091413369587894141..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Department of Quotation: Byron in VeniceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52387791488200719862009-09-27T13:27:11.482-04:002009-09-27T13:27:11.482-04:00Mesdames, Byron's life, certainly, was filled ...Mesdames, Byron's life, certainly, was filled with incident. This wasn't the only comical scene related to his amours. Among others, there's one where two Italian beauties have a confrontation. He clearly enjoyed having women fight over him--it didn't happen much in England. There he had stalkers, like Caroline Lamb.<br />Vanessa, I'd hate for you to get the idea he had a low opinion of the beauty of Italian women. On the contrary, he found them extremely beautiful--and it sort of overwhelmed him at first. He goes on and on about their looks in his letters. In this case, he's simply saying that the lady is fair or "white" by Italian standards; IOW, not necessarily the same coloring as a pale northern beauty. But really, it's worth picking up a volume of the Letters & Journals, to get a sense of the man. More complex (and confused) and not quite as "Byronic" as people tend to think.Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170060214285828433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-18326609385185510862009-09-26T16:18:59.019-04:002009-09-26T16:18:59.019-04:00The whole scene is so dramatic, and comical ... th...The whole scene is so dramatic, and comical ... the best part is that it's typical as well. Delightful post- thanks:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23418522328611615152009-09-26T14:20:40.860-04:002009-09-26T14:20:40.860-04:00Love this, Loretta, and love the picture of Lord B...Love this, Loretta, and love the picture of Lord B., lounging in his Venice lodgings and waiting for divine inspiration (or perhaps another bionda) to descend.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-32308930692275369802009-09-26T09:06:22.598-04:002009-09-26T09:06:22.598-04:00This passage is so out there I don't even know...This passage is so out there I don't even know where to begin! From the opening comment - a well-looking girl "for an Italian" - to the hysterics that are impervious to any cure...it is truly akin to a stage farce! <br /><br />Byron sure seemed to have a talent for picking women who were into the drama. He sounds quite bitter actually - as if Marianna isn't sticking to the agreed-upon script. Not that I can blame him. The whole episode sounds hilariously terrifying.<br /><br />Thanks for the start-of-the-day laugh, TNHG!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13707046064333270222009-09-26T08:26:33.873-04:002009-09-26T08:26:33.873-04:00What a lovely, farcical scene!
I sometimes think i...What a lovely, farcical scene!<br />I sometimes think it must have been exhausting to be Byron and have to live up to the reputation all the time.Jane Onoreply@blogger.com