{"title":"Lord Byron","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"selected-poems-4","title":"Selected Poems of Lord Byron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLord Byron’s poetry helped define the Romantic age, bringing together passionate self-scrutiny, irreverent wit and a fascination with freedom, exile and the darker corners of human nature. From the restless wanderings of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChilde Harold’s Pilgrimage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published between 1812 and 1818, to the seductive narrative of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Giaour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the sardonic brilliance of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his verse moves between sweeping landscapes, intimate confession and sharp social comedy. His protagonists are often outsiders: proud, disillusioned figures whose defiance of convention reflects both their strength and their vulnerability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in the early nineteenth century, Byron’s poetry scandalised and captivated readers with its frank treatment of desire, its scepticism towards authority and its vivid sense of individual liberty. His influence extended far beyond Britain, inspiring writers and revolutionaries across Europe and helping shape the enduring image of the Romantic poet as both rebel and restless wanderer. This selection offers an introduction to a voice at once theatrical and deeply personal, capable of moving from satirical mischief to moments of extraordinary lyric intensity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I live not in myself, but I become\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePortion of that around me.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Lord Byron, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChilde Harold’s Pilgrimage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“His is, in every sense, a poetry of experience, and the Romantic emphasis on the personality of the poet is the hallmark of all his verse.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Jerome J. McGann, Oxford University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64072818196810,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/0389\/8698\/files\/selected-poems-of-lord-byron-lord-byron-english-bookstore-paris.png?v=1792946984"}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/collections\/lord-byron.oembed","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}