Byrons Verse

by Douglas Dunn

Paperback

Published January 1, 1974

About the author

Douglas Eaglesham Dunn is a Scottish poet, academic and critic.

He was a Professor of English at the University of St Andrews from 1991, becoming Director of the University's Scottish Studies Centre in 1993 until his retirement in September 2008. He is now an Honorary Professor at St Andrews, still undertaking postgraduate supervision in the School of English. He was a member of the Scottish Arts Council (1992–1994). He holds an honorary doctorate (LL.D., law) from the University of Dundee, an honorary doctorate (D.Litt., literature) from the University of Hull and St Andrews. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. Terry Street, Dunn's first collection of poems, appeared in 1969 and received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award as well as a Somerset Maugham Award.

Reviews

[- · Rating 2 out of 5]

“Here to be lonely is not desolate”

Some lines slayed very hard, but overall I don’t think he’s my favourite poet

[Jojo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent selection of Byron’s works. Good for introducing people to the poet although I would have preferred different cantos for Don Juan