Byron (The ^AOxford Authors)

Byron (The ^AOxford Authors) by Byron, George Gordon Lord. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780192541840.

This edition presents the most comprehensive selection of Byrons poetry and prose ever collected in a single volume. The poetry section includes the complete texts of his masterpieces, Childe Harolds Pilgrimage and Don Juan, as well as representative examples of his satires, tales, plays, and short poems. Among the selected prose entries are letters, journal excerpts, essays, and other formal prose. These texts are, in every case, based on the most recent and authoritative editorial work, and incorporate many corrections to both poetry and prose. Byron offers readers the unique opportunity to appreciate the dual literary achievement of one of the romantic periods most flamboyant and most influential artists.