"Byron’s whole contribution to literature is the inculcation of an amused and amusing cynicism in regard to Human Nature. But it is a broken-hearted cynicism. He mocks because he once believed. His cynicism is the souring of a youthful love of mankind. Byron’s youth had been nourished upon eighteenth-century Utopianism. He, too, once believed in man; and his cynic humor is the in which he disguises his indignation and chagrin at the betrayal of his hopes."
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Floyd Dell
Floyd Dell (June 28, 1887 – July 23, 1969) was an American author, feminist, journalist, and socialist. He wrote extensively on controversial social issues of the early 20th century. He played a major part in the political and social movements originating in Greenwich Village, New York City during the 1910s & 1920s. His work is cited in numerous books, essays, and scholarly articles.
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