{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-lord-byron-including-don-juan-and-other-poems-9781853264061","title":"Selected Poems of Lord Byron: Including Don Juan and Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction, Bibliography and Glossary by Dr Paul Wright, Trinity College, Carmarthen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'I mean to show things really as they are, not as they ought to be'. wrote Byron (1788-1824) in his comic masterpiece \u003cem\u003eDon Juan, \u003c\/em\u003e which follows the adventures of the hero across the Europe and near East which Byron knew so well, touching on the major political, cultural and social concerns of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis selection includes all of that poem, and selections from \u003cem\u003eChilde Harold's Pilgrimage, \u003c\/em\u003e and the satirical poems 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' and 'A Vision of Judgement'. Paul Wright's detailed introductions place Byron's colourful life and work within their broader social and political contexts, and demonstrate that Byron both fostered and critiqued the notorious 'Byronic myth' of heroic adventure, political action and sexual scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853264061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.02w x 1.89d","brand":"George Gordon 1788- Byron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817808068789,"sku":"9781853264061","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_38e9fe04-d553-4917-b0bc-d5321317b465.jpg?v=1759241879","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/selected-poems-of-lord-byron-including-don-juan-and-other-poems-9781853264061","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}