Byron's authorship of certain anonymous lyrics from the early 19th century has long been debated by scholars. Some poems were simply attributed to "Anonymous" when first published. Advances in bibliographic and textual scholarship have allowed scholars to reexamine the evidence and attribute some of these anonymous lyrics to Byron with more confidence based on similarities in style, subject matter, and references to people and events in his life.
Byron's authorship of certain anonymous lyrics from the early 19th century has long been debated by scholars. Some poems were simply attributed to "Anonymous" when first published. Advances in bibliographic and textual scholarship have allowed scholars to reexamine the evidence and attribute some of these anonymous lyrics to Byron with more confidence based on similarities in style, subject matter, and references to people and events in his life.
Byron's authorship of certain anonymous lyrics from the early 19th century has long been debated by scholars. Some poems were simply attributed to "Anonymous" when first published. Advances in bibliographic and textual scholarship have allowed scholars to reexamine the evidence and attribute some of these anonymous lyrics to Byron with more confidence based on similarities in style, subject matter, and references to people and events in his life.