Join Toby Lucas, from Durham University, to find out more about Byron's idolisation of Napoleon.
With Napoleon’s abdication in 1814, the man Byron had idolized since his youth meets an inglorious end, and with him, Byron’s hopes for a new age.
In 'Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte' (1814), Byron summons a cast of characters from history, mythology, fact and fable, searching for some counterpart for Napoleon who can 'dazzle and dismay', and represent both the best and worst of humanity.
In a final twist, however, less than a year since the Ode, Napoleon escapes from exile in a sensational return to power. As he looms over Europe again, how will Byron’s characterizations hold up?
Join Toby Lucas, from Durham University, to find out more.
In partnership with the Byron Society.
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