Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
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Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) [Byron, Lord George Gordon, Wolfson, Susan J., Manning, Peter J., Wolfson, Susan J., Manning, Peter J.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) Review: Bliss was it in that Dawn to be Alive - Byron is such a complex character. His Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is unsurpassed in describing the beauty and cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. His Turkish Tales display a sense of trans-religious humanism that, while it’s since become normative, is rare in the pre-Victorian era. Strewn throughout his works is a concern for the working poor that in many ways prefigures Dickens. His life may seem to epitomize those words of Wordsworth, “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!” Byron and his fellow Romantics could see their works’ popular appeal as heralding the destruction of the culture of the prevailing Restoration era. But I do wonder whether Byron would look back on the twentieth and early twenty first centuries and wonder whether his followers’ cultural hegemony has not disappointed. Environmental catastrophes, wars that slaughtered uncountably more men than the conflicts of petty monarchs, tyranny still reigning over much of the world. Byron can’t be blamed for all this, or any of this, but would he, Shelley and Keats really have felt the same bliss if they had known what would follow? Reading Byron returns you to a different era: when the world again seemed to be being reborn; when high culture was still consumed by mass audiences; when it seemed like freedom and light would soon dawn on humankind. Certainly, welcome reading in this pandemic clouded era. Review: Very good edition! - Byron wrote an amazing amount of poetry, even though he died young. Penguin made the correction decision to divide his works into two volumes--one for Don Juan and the other for other poems. This volume is bulky (830 pages), but manageable. It has all of Childe Harold and English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, as well as various "Eastern" tales (longer narrative poems) and lyrics. The editors are first-rate scholars--Susan Wolfson and Peter Manning. They have chosen works that were influential in the 19th century and are the subject of critical discussion today. My only reservation is that there are virtually no notes, despite the fact that Byron is packed with names of persons no longer well known and geographical places scattered around the Mediterranean. But Google and Wikipedia can fill in the gaps, and the reader is rightly nudged toward reading the poems for the interest of their characters, stories, politics, and descriptive brilliance.
| Best Sellers Rank | #154,098 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #89 in Nature Poetry #107 in British & Irish Poetry #287 in British & Irish Literature |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (161) |
| Dimensions | 5.08 x 1.54 x 7.8 inches |
| Edition | Revised |
| ISBN-10 | 0140424504 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0140424508 |
| Item Weight | 1.32 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 864 pages |
| Publication date | April 25, 2006 |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
A**S
Bliss was it in that Dawn to be Alive
Byron is such a complex character. His Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is unsurpassed in describing the beauty and cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. His Turkish Tales display a sense of trans-religious humanism that, while it’s since become normative, is rare in the pre-Victorian era. Strewn throughout his works is a concern for the working poor that in many ways prefigures Dickens. His life may seem to epitomize those words of Wordsworth, “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!” Byron and his fellow Romantics could see their works’ popular appeal as heralding the destruction of the culture of the prevailing Restoration era. But I do wonder whether Byron would look back on the twentieth and early twenty first centuries and wonder whether his followers’ cultural hegemony has not disappointed. Environmental catastrophes, wars that slaughtered uncountably more men than the conflicts of petty monarchs, tyranny still reigning over much of the world. Byron can’t be blamed for all this, or any of this, but would he, Shelley and Keats really have felt the same bliss if they had known what would follow? Reading Byron returns you to a different era: when the world again seemed to be being reborn; when high culture was still consumed by mass audiences; when it seemed like freedom and light would soon dawn on humankind. Certainly, welcome reading in this pandemic clouded era.
D**L
Very good edition!
Byron wrote an amazing amount of poetry, even though he died young. Penguin made the correction decision to divide his works into two volumes--one for Don Juan and the other for other poems. This volume is bulky (830 pages), but manageable. It has all of Childe Harold and English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, as well as various "Eastern" tales (longer narrative poems) and lyrics. The editors are first-rate scholars--Susan Wolfson and Peter Manning. They have chosen works that were influential in the 19th century and are the subject of critical discussion today. My only reservation is that there are virtually no notes, despite the fact that Byron is packed with names of persons no longer well known and geographical places scattered around the Mediterranean. But Google and Wikipedia can fill in the gaps, and the reader is rightly nudged toward reading the poems for the interest of their characters, stories, politics, and descriptive brilliance.
D**R
Excellent Product :)!!!
Excellent item, support and service :)!!!
E**S
Great collection
It's a great intro to the classics, and makes a solid collectable for any library.
A**A
Muy buen libro
H**U
Good
A standard penguin book.
H**N
Byron is my favorite poet
I had read Byron's poetry in Chinese translation and, through those beautiful verses, had been affected by his profound emotion, After reading many of his masterpieces, I tried to feel and appreciate his poems directly without the aid of translation, and this one was chosen under my prudent consideration.
L**Z
Recomendado
Me gusto
I**I
O livro chegou com a capa toda amassada e dobrada, com as bordas também amassadas, péssimas condições - ainda mais levando em conta o preço.
R**R
Lord Byron is my all time favorite poet and this collection doesn't disappoint one bit. By not including the incomplete Don Juan, this edition has room for plenty of his long works while also offering many of his best short poems, so regardless of what side of Byron you appreciate, you'll be satisfied. Fans of his will find a great selection including Byron's own notes, newcomers will find his most famous and important work. Also, at 700+ pages, this book is a pleasure to hold. The binding is flawless and it even lays open flat without pressure whatsoever. Bonus: Cover features my favorite portrait of Lord Byron!
P**R
Qué decir de Lord Byron... Mejor leer algún fragmento de su dilatada obra para comprender la enorme riqueza expresiva y emocional de su poesía. La colección es excelente, bien organizada y comentada. La calidad del producto (papel, tapas, tamaño de letra, etc.) es digna de Penguin y creo que con eso ya queda dicho todo. Eso sí, el que se atreva con esta versión "original", que domine el inglés, porque si no se corre el riesgo de perderse entre tanta riqueza expresiva. Disfruten.
J**S
Mi producto llegó un poco maltratado.
L**N
Brilliant collection of poetry. Wonderful.
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