Of all the English Romantic poets Byron is often thought of as the one who was most familiar with the East. His travels, it is claimed, give him a huge advantag

George Gordon, the sixth Lord Byron (1788-1824), was one of the most celebrated poets of the Romantic period, as well as a peer, politician and global celebrity

Traces Lord Byron's Oriental scholarship and recognizes the wealth of his tales' Orientalism. Two chapters on Byron and the Eastern World and the background of

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.