Byron Gordon: 81 books

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage was the poem which brought Lord Byron public recognition. He himself disliked the poem, because he felt it revealed too much of himself. In it a young man (called childe after the medieval term for a candidate for knighthood) travels to distant lands to relieve the boredom...

Im kalten Sommer des Jahres 1816 mit seinen endlosen Regenfällen und schauderhaften Gewittern betraten gleich zwei „Gespenster“ die Bühne der Literatur, die aus den Medien mittlerweile nicht mehr wegzudenken sind: der künstliche Mensch des Dr. Frankenstein und der blutsaugende Vampir. Letzterer...

Byron's free-spirited lifestyle combined with his rare poetic gift to make him one of the foremost figures of the Romantic Era. This collection of his poems, richly varied in mood and content, captures the essence of his great achievement. Among the thirty-one poems included are convivial song-like...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at each calendar month through the eyes and minds of our most...

An English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among Byron's best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and the short lyric She Walks in Beauty. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential. Contents Fugitive...

Mit dieser Auswahl der interessantesten und amüsantesten Briefe und Tagebücher Lord Byrons eröffnet der Byron-Forscher Leslie A. Marchand dem Leser den Zugang zu einem außerordentlich reizvollen Bereich von Byrons Autorschaft – und gibt ihm Gelegenheit, diese berühmteste Gestalt der englischen...

"Il Corsaro" e una delle novelle, semi-autobiografica, in versi scritta da Lord Byron e pubblicata nel 1814. L'opera e suddivisa in tre canti e il metro utilizzato e il distico decasillabico. L'opera raggiunse un alto picco di popolarita al punto da andare a ruba gia il primo giorno di vendita.

Manfred, a Faustian noble, is tortured by guilt over the death of his beloved, Astarte. He uses his mastery of language and spell-casting to summon seven spirits, from whom he seeks forgetfulness. The spirits are unable to control the past and thus cannot grant Manfred's plea.

Coming on the heels of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Lincoln's Enduring Legacy offers highly readable and accessible perspectives on Lincoln at 200 in terms of his impact on great leaders and thinkers and his place in American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds...

Oh, thou, in Hellas deemed of heavenly birth, Muse, formed or fabled at the minstrel's will! Since shamed full oft by later lyres on earth, Mine dares not call thee from thy sacred hill: Yet there I've wandered by thy vaunted rill; Yes! sighed o'er Delphi's long-deserted shrine Where, save that feeble...

'Dynamic Meteorology: A Basic Course' is an introduction to the physics of the atmosphere. Starting from the basics, it provides students with an awareness of simple mathematics and enthusiastically proceeds to provide a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of meteorology. The authors lead students...