Byron's ifs and buts. Review article

Review of "The Cambridge Companion to Byron" edited by Drummond Bone. The essays bring out the protean nature of Byron's achievement and the implicit dialogue between them - facilitated by the index - contributes much to the volume which is at its best when bringing context to bear on text and elucidating Byron's craft as a writer. The review singles out Andrew Nicholson's contribution on Byron's use of the dash as pointing to new directions in Byron studies. (Quotes from original text)