Byron and the Jews

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Byron and the Jews This page intentionally left blank WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS DETROIT Byron Jews and the Sheila A. Spector © 2010 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan 48201. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without formal permission. Manufactured in the United States of America. 14 1 2 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spector, Sheila A., 1946– Byron and the Jews / Sheila A. Spector. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8143-3442-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824—Knowledge—Jews. 2. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824—Influence. 3. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824—Translations into Hebrew. 4. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824—Translations into Yiddish. 5. English literature—Jewish authors—History and criticism. 6. Hebrew literature—English influence. 7. Jews—Intellectual life. 8. Jews— Identity. I. Title. PR4392.J48S74 2010 821'.7—dc22 2009049309 Typeset by Alpha Design & Composition Composed in Walbaum and Adobe Garamond Pro For my cousin, Amy Jean Sussman Scherr “She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies.” This page intentionally left blank ...