Anno 27 N. 1 (2019): Fascicolo 1/2019
Articles

Mrs Felix Lorraine and Lady Caroline Lamb: Byronic Lore in Vivian Grey, Part I

Luisa Villa
Università degli Studi di Genova

Pubblicato 05/10/2019

Parole chiave

  • Benjamin Disraeli,
  • Lady Caroline Lamb,
  • Vivian Grey,
  • Byromania,
  • roman à clef

Come citare

Villa, L. (2019). Mrs Felix Lorraine and Lady Caroline Lamb: Byronic Lore in Vivian Grey, Part I. Analisi Linguistica E Letteraria, 27(1). Recuperato da https://www.analisilinguisticaeletteraria.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/82

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.