Selected Poetry of Lord Byron (Paperback)

Lord George G. Byron

ISBN 10: 0375758143 / ISBN 13: 9780375758140

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. Poet, celebrity, and revolutionary, Lord (George Gordon) Byron was one of the most influential and controversial figures of the first half of the nineteenth century, his distinctive, deeply felt work comprising one of the enduring high points of Romantic literature. From "Manfred," with its evocation of the figure that came to be called the "Byronic hero," to the melancholy "Childe Harold," to the satirical masterpiece "Don Juan" (presented here in judiciously selected form), this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes all of the essential Byron. Lord Byron's controversial works of poetry collected in one volume. This book contains an introduction by Thomas Disch, with commentary, notes and a reading group guide. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Poetry of Lord Byron (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375758143
• ISBN 13: 9780375758140
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Poet, celebrity, and revolutionary, Lord (George Gordon) Byron was one of the most influential and controversial figures of the first half of the nineteenth century, his distinctive, deeply felt work comprising one of the enduring high points of Romantic literature. From “Manfred,” with its evocation of the figure that came to be called the “Byronic hero,” to the melancholy “Childe Harold,” to the satirical masterpiece “Don Juan” (presented here in judiciously selected form), this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes all of the essential Byron.

About the Author

Leslie A. Marchand, one of the foremost Byron scholars of the twentieth century, was general editor of the authoritative twelve-volume edition of Byron’s Letters and Journals.

Thomas M. Disch is the author of ten books of poetry and more than fifteen novels, including, most recently, Camp Concentration. He lives in upstate New York.