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Byron's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Edition)
Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. "Criticism" is chronologically keyed to Byron's poetry and reprints both classic and r...more
Paperback, Second Edition
Published
August 1st 2009
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published June 17th 1978)
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Lord Byron- you either adore him or dislike him. I am fortunately in the camp of the former. I have owned two copies of this text (one was for graduate school) and used it for several papers I completed on him. It is for me one of the better critical editions of his work in print. You get to see the maturity of his work from schooldays up to his zenith with 'Manfred' and 'Don Juan'. The notes that accompany 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimmage' are more useful as well. Worth having in any poetry/literat...more
I bought this primarily to read "The Giaour", "Prisoner of Chillon" and (maybe) some of what it contains of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (which I've read some of before). I've read already Byron's plays and "Don Juan" (except possibly the unfinished Canto XVII) and quite like them. Now that I've read "Giaour" and "Chillon", I can see them as far lesser works than the plays and "Don Juan", though they must have helped prepare B...more
Any review of this anthology (and Byron's work in general) that I could possibly offer would come off as trite and obvious as "Paradise Lost was really, really good." With that said, this anthology has excellent critical essays and footnotes, a sage selection and organization of Byron's best work, and, as usual with Norton collections, provides excellent biographical and historical context.
Boy be talkin' smack! I sometimes fantasized about reading his poetry slam style. One of my classmate compared Don Juan to Ludacris's pimpin' all over the world.
Byron's poems never fail to delight; I read this collection as part of a Late Romantic Literature course.
Don Juan is the greatest epic poem I've read. Shame on me for not finding this sooner.
He's one of my favorite authors.
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