Byron : Selected Poetry

by J. Wight Duff

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, playsand 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 uniqueopportunity to appreciate the dual literary achievment of one of the romantic period's most flamboyant and most influential artists.

Genres: Poetry, Classics, Literature

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Mikael · Rating 4 out of 5]

u know hes a funny guy once youve read don juan

[J.P. Harker]

I'm not giving this a rating because I skimmed so much of it - this really wasn't for me. Some of the shorter poems had some nice stuff, but the epics weren't worth the amount of time spent reading them. Can't recommend, but can't justifiably rate either because of how zoned-out I became by the halfway point.

[Iris Windmeijer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Byron works his magic, I adore his poetry and this collection of his works is yet another great example of why he was such a great writer.