George Gordon Byron: 29 books

Feelings come alive through the words of the Romantic poets. Romanticism gained traction in the late 1700s as writers moved away from the intellectualism of the Enlightenment and toward more emotional and natural themes. The major works of the movement’s six most famous poets—William Wordsworth,...

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...

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is dedicated to "Ianthe". The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who, disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry,...

«Ho da molto tempo il desiderio, nato non so dire quando, di visitare le isole di Corsica e Sardegna. Ho anche un dovere pressante da compiere recandomi lì quest’estate; devo mantenere una promessa fatta in punto di morte e preferirei perdere la vita piuttosto che non mantenerla. Chiunque tra...

Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets, and remains widely read and influential. He travelled extensively across Europe, especially in Italy where he lived for seven years. Later in life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire, for which many Greeks...

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...

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...

"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.

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...

George Gordon Lord Byron: Manfred. Ein dramatisches Gedicht Nach seinem Besuch in der Schweiz und einer Reihe von alpinen Wandertouren schreibt Lord Byron 1817 mit »Manfred« eines der ganz großen Werke der Romantik überhaupt und gleichzeitig - neben dem »Frankenstein« seiner Freundin Mary Shelley,...

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...