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The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2

by Lord Byron

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Ernest Hartley Coleridge surrounds Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage with introductions, manuscript variants and extensive explanatory notes in this second volume of the poet's works. The preface describes comparisons between handwritten drafts and earlier printed editions, while distinguishing the contributions of Byron, his editor and J. C. Hobhouse. It argues for reading the poem continuously and closely, giving the annotations a practical purpose: helping readers follow references that might otherwise interrupt their understanding of the verse.

Landscape, political history and personal feeling meet in passages connected with Albania and the Rhine. The commentary examines battles and classical allusions, but also considers the sound and precision of Byron's language, sometimes finding fault with individual lines.

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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was a British poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.