George Gordon, Lord Byron (Bloom's Classic Critical Views)

Lord Byron has been called a vital embodiment of postRenaissance poetry. His work is that of a proud individualist asserting the primacy of instinct through an agonized selfconflict. Examine this poetry in more depth. This title, George Gordon, Lord Byron, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of George Gordon, Lord Byron through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on George Gordon, Lord Byron, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.