{"product_id":"lord-byron-selected-writings-9780198733256","title":"Lord Byron: Selected Writings","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLord Byron: Selected Writings - 21st Century Oxford Authors Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive volume from the 21st Century Oxford Authors series presents Lord Byron's most significant poetic works in their original chronological publication order. The collection offers readers an authentic experience of Byron's literary evolution as his contemporary audience would have encountered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eComplete Major Works Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains the entirety of Byron's two most celebrated works: \u003cem\u003eChilde Harold's Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/em\u003e. Rather than presenting these as unified texts, the volume follows their original serial publication format, interspersed with other works published between installments. This approach reveals Byron's creative development and the dynamic nature of his literary output during the Romantic period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExtensive Lyric Poetry Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the major narrative poems, this Oxford edition provides broader representation of Byron's lyric poetry than typically found in modern collections. The selection showcases the full range of Byron's poetic voice, from intimate personal reflections to sweeping cultural commentary that defined British Romanticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthentic First Edition Presentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking from first printed appearances, this volume reproduces Byron's works in forms closely resembling their original publications. This scholarly approach prioritizes the publication event over composition dates, offering readers a version of Byron as he appeared to his 19th-century public. The methodology emphasizes the social processes through which literary works entered public consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eScholarly Annotations and Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive annotations throughout the text illuminate Byron's references, historical context, and reception history. The editorial apparatus focuses on publication and reception histories, providing readers with insight into how these works were understood and debated during Byron's lifetime and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExpert Editorial Team\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Jonathan Sachs, Professor of English at Concordia University, and Andrew Stauffer, Professor of English at the University of Virginia and President of the Byron Society of America. Both editors bring extensive expertise in Romanticism, book history, and 19th-century poetry to this authoritative collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover edition from Oxford University Press serves as both an essential reference for scholars and an accessible entry point for readers discovering Byron's extraordinary creative achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Sachs, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of English, Concordia University\u003c\/em\u003e, Andrew Stauffer, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of English, University of Virginia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Sachs is Professor of English at Concordia University, Montreal. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Decline in British Romanticism\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge, 2018), \u003cem\u003eRomantic Antiquity: Rome in the British Imagination, 1789-1832\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford, 2010), and, with the Multigraph Collective, \u003cem\u003eInteracting with Print: Elements of Reading in the Era of Print Saturation\u003c\/em\u003e (Chicago, 2018). He has held fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the National Humanities Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Stauffer is Professor of English at the University of Virginia, where he specializes in Romanticism, book history, and nineteenth-century poetry. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eBook Traces: Nineteenth-Century Readers and the Future of the Library\u003c\/em\u003e (Philadelphia, 2021) and \u003cem\u003eAnger, Revolution, and Romanticism\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge, 2005). His research has been supported by grants from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and he has held fellowships from the ACLS, NEH, and the Advanced Research Collaborative at the CUNY Graduate Center. Since 2013, he has served as the President of the Byron Society of America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680396382482,"sku":"9780198733256","price":156.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d20c1cff-50c3-4eeb-a2f4-d8f68d38d805.jpg?v=1734906160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lord-byron-selected-writings-9780198733256","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}