I have seen a programm recently about Byron which almost changed my mind about reading him. Do you like or are familiar with his work? and who would compare him with? I am considering reading more of Don Juan because I speak Spanish and have lived in Spain.
Byron is great. He's a great poet, and very funny; though his famous shock value is lost on modern readers. Don Juan starts out great, but around Canto 7 it becomes pretty forgettable very quickly. I recommend Childe Harrold's Pilgrimage.
Lemex Thank you for your recommandation. I will have a look a Childe Harrrold's Pilgrimage..see what I can find. Are you very familiar with it?
When I started parodying songs, someone suggested I read him. I think I got my precision in formal poetry from reading some of his stuff years ago. I'm not one to reread so it's been awhile and I dont' know if I can remember the names of anything he's written, much less phrases from it. Thank you for bringing him up, I think I'll go check him out again.
Interesting again with Byron because he was also in a self-exiled position and a deformed foot which made physical activity difficult and had a weight problem. For someone who was incensantly travelling with a handicap such as this seems incredible. I like this quote: I did not realise that in Byron's time there was the concept of 'the rich and famous'. then moves on to describe himself as: For somoene so eloquent with words and peotry and yet does not know how to describe himself sounds astonishing to me. I am trying to undestand the title first Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
I find these two stanzas captivating..it seems Venice and Italy as whole was a thriving place for romantics and peots This is from canto the fourth The Bridge of Sighs...must some kind of bridge the secon line is presumably refering to a statue/goddess.. the winged lion ... Not sure who Cybele is yet... In purple...must be refering to Lenthe..
I had high hopes for Lord Byron and selected a book of his love poems. I didn't like them very much I'm afraid. But I find I don't like very much poetry. Though I still try to read it. Maybe one day I'll finally find some poetry that's appealing to me.
