Peter Cochran

“Romanticism” – and Byron

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

This book argues “Romanticism” is a meaningless academic construct. Dr. Cochran then examines Byron’s life and work, showing how his antithetical nature was an embarrassment for his social life, but a great benefit to his creativity.

Byron and Bob

Lord Byron’s Relationship with Robert Southey

By: Peter Cochran

£39.99

Byron’s most important literary relationship was with Robert Southey, whom he hated and to whom he “dedicated” his masterpiece, *Don Juan*. This book argues Byron’s literary distaste became a projected self-distrust, a dislike for his own flaws.

Byron and Hobby-O

Lord Byron’s Relationship with John Cam Hobhouse

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

This is a frank and intimate study of the relationship between Byron and his best friend, John Cam Hobhouse. Initially collaborators and rivals, Byron rapidly outstretched Hobhouse in poetry, while Hobhouse, in the longer term, outstretched Byron in politics.

Byron and Italy

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

Peter Cochran explores Byron’s relationship with Italy as a whole—its literature, women, and politics. He argues the poet’s sojourn was an attempt to forge a new identity, showing how Italian culture gave him a new sense of self and his poetry.

Byron, Napoleon, J.C. Hobhouse, and the Hundred Days

By: Peter Cochran

£52.99

Observing Napoleon’s march from Elba to his defeat at Waterloo was Byron’s friend J.C. Hobhouse. This book presents an essay on Byron and Napoleon, Byron’s poems, and Hobhouse’s letters and mostly unpublished diary from the thick of things in Paris.

Byron’s European Impact

By: Peter Cochran

£62.99

Peter Cochran’s book charts Byron’s profound influence on European literature, arguing that it was a mythical Byron who held sway. Europe’s writers embraced the gloomy Byronic Hero, ignoring his satirical best, until Eliot, Joyce, and Yeats read him accurately.

Byron’s Romantic Politics

The Problem of Metahistory

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

Byron exists as romantic myth: a passionate lover, staunch friend, and fighter for democracy. This book proves the truth is the opposite. Using letters never before transcribed, it argues Byron was an unscrupulous sponger who despised democracy and the Greeks.

Manfred

An Edition of Byron’s Manuscripts and a Collection of Essays

By: Peter Cochran

£47.99

Byron’s famous play Manfred established him as a bold genius. This new text is created from primary manuscripts, so it can be read as it left Byron’s pen. It includes a decoded note on his demonology and essays on the play’s sources and staging.

Small-Screen Shakespeare

By: Peter Cochran

£59.99

Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to Shakespeare productions on computer or TV. From silent films to cinematic spin-offs, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and worst, based on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing.

The Burning of Byron’s Memoirs

New and Unpublished Essays and Papers

By: Peter Cochran

£57.99

A collection of essays on Byron’s life and work, informed by primary texts. The title essay is hailed as the best-ever documentation of the disgraceful destruction of Byron’s Memoirs. For anyone interested in Byron, this is essential reading.

The Farmer’s Boy by Robert Bloomfield

A Parallel Text Edition

By: Peter Cochran

£44.99

Robert Bloomfield’s bestselling poem, The Farmer’s Boy, was a polished rewrite that erased the author’s Suffolk voice. This edition reveals his true intentions for the first time, printing his original manuscript alongside the published version.

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