Question

David lurie admires and even somewhat resembles which nineteenth century poet?

Answer 1

Byron

Step-by-step explanation:

David Lurie admires and resembles the nineteenth century poet Lord Byron who was born in the year 1788 in London. He was a British romantic poet. His poetry and persona grabbed the imagination of people and poets of Europe. He is famous for poems like “Childe Harold’s pilgrimage. In the current era, he is known and respected for his work on the famous 1800’s Don Juan.

Answer 2

The answer is Byron: Professor David Lurie is a man in denial, about his superiority, about his keen humility, and about his sexual use of women. Byron had a few affairs himself, and his most famous work is Don Juan, about the legendary lover. Lurie's attraction to Byron reflects Lurie's romanticizing about his own sexual life.