Selected Works (Oxford Authors S.)

by Lord George Gordon Byron (Author), Lord George Gordon Byron (Author), Jerome J. McGann (Editor)

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  1986

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  This edition presents the most comprehensive selection of Byron's poetry and prose ever collected in a single volume. The poetry section includes the complete texts of his masterpieces, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan, as well as representative examples of his satires, tales, plays and short poems. Among the selected prose entries are letters, journal excerpts, essays, and other formal prose. These texts are, in every case, based on the most recent and authoritative editorial work, and incorporate many corrections to both poetry and prose. Byron offers readers the unique opportunity to appreciate the dual literary achievment of one of the romantic period's most flamboyant and most influential artists.

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  1994

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  Byron (1788-1824) was one of the most acclaimed writers of his day, and today he remains one of the most widely read of the Romantic poets. The most European of the English writers of his day, Byron was a man of the world, actively engaged in the events of the time, a fact which is discernible in his verse. He also displays a mastery of a sweeping range of topics, subjects and forms, which reveal his interest in poetic tradition. This new selection of his poetry, prepared by the editor of his Complete Poetical Works , includes excerpts from all of Byron's important works: Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage , The Corsair , Manfred , Beppo and Don Juan . In addition, many shorter lyrics are included.

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  Hardcover
  2000

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  2007

  $10.44

  In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. George Gordon was born in London in 1788, of Scottish, French and English extraction. He succeeded to a baronetcy in 1798, and as Lord Byron he was soon to become the most famous poet of his age - with the publication of Childe Harold, in 1812 - as well as one of its most notorious characters. His career spanned a momentous period in European history, in which Byron himself was deeply involved. He left England in 1816, and died in Missolonghi, Greece (where he had gone to join the forces struggling for Greek independence) in 1824.