Selected Poems of Byron (Wordsworth Poetry Library) by George Gordon Byron (PDF)

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I mean to show things really as they are, not as they ought to be’, wrote Byron (1788-1824) in his comic masterpiece Don Juan, which follows the adventures of the hero across the Europe and near East which Byron knew so well, touching on the major political, cultural and social concerns of the day. This selection includes all of that poem, and selections from Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, and the satirical poems English Bards and Scotch Reviewers and A Vision of Judgement. Paul Wright’s detailed introductions place Byron’s colourful life and work within their broader social and political contexts, and demonstrate that Byron both fostered and critiqued the notorious ‘Byronic myth’ of heroic adventure, political action and sexual scandal.

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⭐Everything arrived on time and as advertised

⭐His words sing and his imagery is spectacular. I love becoming engrossed in his words.

⭐For anyone who likes Byron, this is absolutely indispensible. Not only does it include full versions of all his poems, even the lengthy Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, but his tragedies/plays are there as well. It is difficult to find the complete works of poets in one volume, which makes this book, and at such a cheap price, a treasure.As for the poems themselves, their longevity is a testimony to their superior nature. Byron himself wrote, in Hints from Horace, that ‘Sometimes a sprightly wit and tale well told,Without much grace, much weight, or art, will holdA longer empire o’er the public mindThan sounding trifles, empty, though refined’Yet Byron’s tales are not only well told, with plenty of wit, but can boast of posessing as much art and grace as the greatest poetry written.

⭐Perfect

⭐Totally illegible without a microscope. Great to have such a comprehensive edition but what’s the point if one can’t read it?

⭐Perfect Byron fix.

⭐The most misunderstood poet of all time. Critics have libeled him “the satanic poet” – unfortunately. Sure, Byron was full of the seven deadlies – particularly lust – but he lived life like there was no afterlife. He took Pascal’s Wager in the square of “don’t believe/God doesn’t exist.” We won’t know till we get there ourselves whether he was right. Byron believed, contrary to Shelley, that desire is ineradicable, that human nature is not perfectable. It was this very desire that animated history for Byron. Note that Pound and Jung echoed this idea in the 20th Century. Byron was Freudian before Freud was ever born. Another crime of criticism is that Byron was (and still is) deprecated as a poor poet technically -he is said by some to have had no talent for poetry. In my opinion, his detractors such as TS Eliot condemned Byron merely because of his “satanic” belief system – a belief in egoism, and, again, lust. But egoism and humanism are common enough in our day and age. Some people might simply shrug at Eliot’s rabidity. What’s he getting so excited about?This edition, I think, is beautiful, though I’d prefer hardcover if it were available. The only precaution I have is the size of the print: minuscule. I’d suggest an eye exam before reading from this book. Maybe keep a magnifying glass handy, or wear powerful reading glasses. Otherwise, just enjoy the poetry and don’t worry about obscure allusions. I think this book can be savored without annotation by editors who only direct you what to see. We don’t need people to tell us what to read or what not to read. Let us do our own editorializing.

⭐This is a facsimile of the Oxford Standard Authors Byron. Thought I’d do you a favor 😉

⭐I have been enthralled with Byron since I first encountered his poem “Darkness.” Since then, I have found Byron one of the most interesting poets and, though often neglected to be mentioned, dramatists. His dramas, especially “Sardanapalus” and “Cain,” are by far some of his more amazing work.However, this review is about this edition of his works and not the poet himself. This edition is great if you merely want a copy of all his works to puruse at your leisure. Unfortunately, if you are planning any scholarly work upon the subject of Byron, other editions would be better suited.This edition does not contain any critical interpretations or even footnotes for some of Byron’s more obscure references. Unfortunately, what becomes the largest problem with this edition is the lack of line numbers. As a student of drama, it is very problematic to have no line numbers from which to reference the work. You could take the time to count them, but that would be ridiculous work especially if you are studying his mock epic, “Don Juan.”This work is impressive for compressing all his works into a single volume. The type is very small and the lines are almost always separated onto the next line.Overall, this is book is a great collection, but only for the reader and not the student or scholar.

⭐Very disappointed…Not with Byron but with this edition, the one I received is not the one displayed above, it is the one the user “Sauliusst” posted, it is ugly, nearly impossible to read.The chosen typography is so small you can barely understand which letter is in front of your eyes, it mimics the old typewriters or fixed typesets, also it’s it has 2 columns per page, 4-5 poems each column, very, very annoying and hard to read, not the poetry, the editorial design itself.I will be buying a Penguin edition as I just can’t read this one, 2min and my eyes are tired already and I am very uneasy.

⭐I’m also reviewing the edition, and not the author himself: that’s a job for the literary critics.Formally, this edition has many good features: the font size is just right, not too common in cheap editions for 800-page tomes; the notes are very helpful; and succint introductions are supplied.It doesn’t get 5 starts for a minor flaw in the content. A very good surprise was that it contains the whole of Don Juan, arguably Byron’s masterpiece. However, I can’t disguise my disappointment at not finding two of Byron’s most famous short poems, “So we’ll go no more a-roving” and the superb “She walks in beauty”.Overall, a fairly good edition. Byron is a must in any library, and this book fills the gap in the Romantic period shelf neatly.

⭐Good value

⭐Brilliant exactly what I wanted

⭐More than I expected. Highly recommended

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