The Making of the Poets: Byron and Shelley in Their Time

Rating:
Summary: good bio
Review: Thoroughly detailed, if not downright exhaustive bio of Shelley and Byron. While I would have preferred less attention to descriptions of seemingly every single sexual encounter both men had, the literary journeys and what experiences shaped their adult philosophies is fascinating. There is an in-depth focus on the poets' relationships to their families, and how the attitudes shaped their shows up in their work. Recommended.