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442. Lord Byron: Dangerous Liaisons (Part 3)

2024/4/21
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汤姆·霍兰德:本集节目探讨了拜伦勋爵的爱情和婚姻生活,以及导致他流亡英国的性丑闻。拜伦在出版《恰尔德·哈洛德游记》后成为家喻户晓的名人,但他与卡罗琳·兰姆、安妮贝拉·米尔班克和奥古斯塔·李的复杂关系,以及他反复无常的性格和行为,最终导致了他的婚姻破裂和流亡。他与卡罗琳·兰姆的恋情充满激情和疯狂,卡罗琳对拜伦的痴迷达到了极端,而拜伦则试图摆脱这段关系。梅尔伯恩夫人为了破坏拜伦与卡罗琳的关系,建议拜伦娶她的侄女安妮贝拉。安妮贝拉是一个虔诚的数学家,她试图改造拜伦,但最终失败了。拜伦与奥古斯塔·李的乱伦关系更加复杂,这段关系是拜伦生活中最黑暗的部分之一。拜伦与安妮贝拉的婚姻充满了冲突和不信任,最终以分离告终。拜伦的反复无常、自毁倾向和对名声的痴迷,最终导致了他的悲剧命运。 多米尼克·桑德布鲁克:拜伦勋爵的成名与其在文学和社会中的地位密切相关,他利用自己的形象和魅力来吸引粉丝,但也因此招致了丑闻。他与卡罗琳·兰姆的恋情是其众多风流韵事中最引人注目的一段,卡罗琳的疯狂行为和拜伦的社会地位的不安全感加剧了这段恋情的危机。梅尔伯恩夫人的介入进一步加剧了这场混乱,她为了结束拜伦与卡罗琳的关系,建议拜伦娶她的侄女安妮贝拉。安妮贝拉与卡罗琳形成鲜明对比,她端庄、丰满,并且擅长数学,但拜伦与安妮贝拉的婚姻最终以失败告终。拜伦与奥古斯塔·李的乱伦关系是其人生中一个重要的转折点,这段关系的曝光导致了巨大的丑闻,并最终迫使拜伦流亡海外。拜伦的性格复杂,他既有魅力和才华,也有反复无常和自毁倾向,这些都体现在他与三个女人的关系中。拜伦的悲剧命运是其名声、性格和社会环境共同作用的结果。

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Lord Byron, a poet who had just returned from his travels, quickly rose to fame with the success of his poem, Child Harold's Pilgrimage. He became a celebrity in the modern sense, carefully crafting his image and captivating the public's attention. His fame, largely driven by print and commercial culture, drew comparisons to Beatlemania, with a devoted fan base, primarily women, fueling his celebrity status.

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Good God I am surely in hell!

Upon Lord Byron’s return to England and the publication of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, he became one of the most notorious men in Europe and the world's first celebrity. The next period of his life would be rocked by shocking scandal, moral depravity and sexual outrage. Pale and sickly but devastatingly romantic, he attracted a dedicated fan base, the likes of which had never been seen. Chief amongst these was the eccentric and androgynous Lady Caroline Lamb, whose affair with Byron would inflame London society and push both to the brink of insanity. So extreme was Caroline’s obsession that upon the advice of her mother-in-law, the cunning and cruel Lady Melbourne known as "the Spider", Byron set out to find himself a wife. The woman he chose was an unlikely candidate: a mathematician, Annabella Milbanke, who Byron hoped would redeem his devilish disposition. Their marriage would be blighted by cruelty, immorality and a particularly pernicious breed of infidelity. For, one other woman now played a central role in Byron’s life: Augusta Leigh, his lover, and sister…

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Lord Byron’s tumultuous romantic love affairs and marriage; culminating in a scandal so shocking and sexually licentious that it would drive him from England. 

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