SOURCE: Lessenich, Rolf P. “The Danger and Vanity of Human Passions.” In Lord Byron and the Nature of Man, pp. 57-98. Köln: Böhlau Verlag, 1978.
In the following essay, Lessenich explores Byron's characterization of love and war as vain and perilous pursuits, designed to tempt death.
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