Byron - Couverture souple

Byron, Lord George Gordon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192822675 ISBN 13 : 9780192822673

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1994

Synopsis

Byron (1788-1824) was one of the most acclaimed writers of his day, and today he remains one of the most widely read of the Romantic poets. The most European of the English writers of his day, Byron was a man of the world, actively engaged in the events of the time, a fact which is discernible in his verse. He also displays a mastery of a sweeping range of topics, subjects and forms, which reveal his interest in poetic tradition. This new selection of his poetry, prepared by the editor of his "Complete Poetical Works", includes excerpts from all of Byron's important works: "Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage", "The Corsair", "Manfred", "Beppo" and "Don Juan". In addition, many shorter lyrics are included.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

None can know what was lost when Byron's autobiography was reduced to ashes in John Murray's Albermarle Street fireplace, but some clue must lie in this distillation of the wealth of letters and journals of the poet branded 'mad, bad, and dangerous to know'. Here is proof that none portrays Byron so vividly as he portrays himself. He gives us a chronicle of the heady years of fame and of the scandals that drove him so bitterly from England, first to Switzerland with Shelley, on to Venice 'so late into the night' and finally to Greece 'in Freedom's battle' and death in Mossolonghi. 'What a feast of a life actually in the process of being lived these letters have provided. They breathe the very spirit of the man, and they bring Byron and his circle of friends before our eyes as no biography has ever done or can ever hope to do' Robert Nye. Guardian

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192822675
• ISBN 13: 9780192822673
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 245
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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