Byron and the Drama Temptation

Authors

Mervyn Nicholson, University College of the Cariboo

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, the first paragraph of the essay follows:

Byron is distinctive in that he think in actions rather than in abstract ideas. That is why he rejected system as the basis for understanding experience. Rejecting system has affected his reputation: critics, assuming significant thought is the same as systematic thought, have looked down on Byron as a kind of poetic rock star incapable of real intellection.¹ But Byron's ideas are expressed in the form of actions, and actions cannot be judged by meaning or truth-content but by their quality as actions. That is, the study of Byron is the study of the logic of action.

Recommended Citation

Nicholson, Mervyn (1991) "Byron and the Drama Temptation," Comparative Drama: Vol. 25: Iss. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/compdr/vol25/iss4/2