Poems of Byron, Keats and Shelley

by Lord Byron, Elliott Coleman (Editor), John Keats

A collection of poetic works from Lord Byron, Keats and Shelley.

Genres: Poetry, Classics, Reference

699 pages, hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

George Gordon Byron (invariably known as Lord Byron), later Noel, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale FRS was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So, we'll go no more a roving, in addition to the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond.

Byron's notabilty rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured upper-class living, numerous love affairs, debts, and separation. He was notably described by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Byron served as a regional leader of Italy's revolutionary organization, the Carbonari, in its struggle against Austria. He later travelled to fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence, for which Greeks revere him as a national hero. He died from a fever contracted while in Messolonghi in Greece.

Reviews

[Melissa]

Picked it up at our library sale for a couple of dollars. It has a different cover and is the 1967 version, but about the same amount of pages, so a good deal. (I like the green cover better.)

[Susan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm sure that if I had a better understanding of poetry in general, I would probably rate it five stars. Reading all of these poems out loud (and there were a lot) did increase my appreciation for the craft of poetry. My comprehension was hit and miss but my love of the beautiful imagery and language was definitely strengthened.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Poetry classics!

[Ade Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great introduction by Coleman.