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Lord Byron
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Lord Byron
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul Muldoon
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Series | Poet to Poet |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 120 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies - poetry and poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571236633
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Classifications | Dewey:821.7 |
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Edition |
Main - Poet to Poet
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
5 April 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.
Author Biography
George Gordon was born in London in 1788, of Scottish, French and English extraction. He succeeded to a baronetcy in 1798, and as Lord Byron he was soon to become the most famous poet of his age - with the publication of Childe Harold, in 1812 - as well as one of its most notorious characters. His career spanned a momentous period in European history, in which Byron himself was deeply involved. He left England in 1816, and died in Missolonghi, Greece (where he had gone to join the forces struggling for Greek independence) in 1824.
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