Articles
Published 05/10/2019
Keywords
- Benjamin Disraeli,
- Lady Caroline Lamb,
- Vivian Grey,
- Byromania,
- roman à clef
How to Cite
Villa, L. (2019). Mrs Felix Lorraine and Lady Caroline Lamb: Byronic Lore in Vivian Grey, Part I. L’Analisi Linguistica E Letteraria, 27(1). Retrieved from https://www.analisilinguisticaeletteraria.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/82
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Abstract
Like many of his contemporaries, the young Disraeli was a Byromaniac, and his relationship with John Murray provided him with private information regarding the charismatic poet and those who had been acquainted with him. This essay focuses on the largely unexplored connection between the fictional Mrs Felix Lorraine and Lady Caroline Lamb in Vivian Grey, Part I. While highlighting a number of ‘Carolinish’ attributes and echoes, it tries to account for the relevance of Mrs Felix in the novel.