Lord Byron

by Lord Byron

Book Overview

George Gordon Byron was born in 1788. In 1816 he left England forever and went to live in Italy where he wrote instalments of Don Juan, the epic ottava rima poem which his friends, publisher and mistress thought too shocking to publish. Not only in this late satirical work, but throughout his career, Byron's poetic and dramatic writing offers his readers an astonishing variety. His death in 1824 while active in the struggle to liberate Greece allowed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517118327
• ISBN13: 9780517118320
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"