Lord Byron: Selected Poems Audio Cassette – Audiobook

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.

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Good book

the quality was trash, pages were missing also got denied a return or a refund !

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.

I thought this edition would have shorter poems as opposed to excerps from Don Juan and The Cantos.I should have been in touch with seller. Book is in fine condition and was delivered quickly.

The poems listed in the volume when I looked online were not succinct with what was listed. I choose the hardback instead of the soft cover and it doesn't even have the work I need in it.

A standard penguin book.

Good book,but not so many of his well known works.Still good book for a student.

There are other selections available, but this edition offers selections that are not found in some others. The text is clear which makes for comfortable reading over long periods.

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.

Muy buena edición y selección de la obra de Lord Byron, con aquellad de sus creaciones que mejor aproximan al lector a su obra. Impecable encuadernación y presentación. Como siempre, un 10 para Phoenix Poetry.

Mi producto llegó un poco maltratado.