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Selected Poems of Lord George Gordon Byron

Name: Selected Poems of Lord George Gordon Byron
Brand: Penguin Group
SKU: 9780140424508
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Contributors:

Lord George Gordon Byron, Susan J. Wolfson (Editor), Susan J. Wolfson (Introduction by)

Publisher:

Penguin Group

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Poetry

Book Subcategory:

European, Subjects & Themes

Book Topic:

English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Animals & Nature

Series:

Penguin Classics

Audience:

Young Adult

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Release Date:

2006-04-25

ISBN 13:

9780140424508

Weight:

1.35 lbs

Size:

7.80 x 5.10 x 1.70 inches

Pages:

864

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Description

The selected poems of a legendary romantic.

Described as 'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' by one of his lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb, Lord Byron was the quintessential Romantic. Flamboyant, charismatic and brilliant, he remains almost as notorious for his life - as a political revolutionary, sexual adventurer and traveller - as he does for his literary work. Yet he produced some of the most daring and exuberant poetry of the Romantic age, from 'To Caroline' and 'To Woman' to the satirical English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, his exotic Eastern tales and the colourful narrative of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, the work that made him famous overnight and gave birth to the idea of the brooding Byronic hero.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the Author
Lord Byron (1788-1824) - Byron (of Rochdale), George (Gordon), 6th Baron. The most notorious Romantic poet and satirist. He was among the most famous of the English 'Romantic' poets; his contemporaries included Percy Shelley and John Keats. He was also a satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. His major works include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812-18) and Don Juan (1819-24). He died of fever and exposure while engaged in the Greek struggle for independence.