Author: George Gordon Byron

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Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13: 9781333058449

Excerpt from The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 And yet these forgotten works of the imagination are full of hidden treasures! There is not one of Byron's impressionist studies of striking episodes of history or historical legend, ung, as it were, with a Take it or leave it in Ithe face of friend or foe, which does not transform names and shadows into persons and sub stance, which does not contain lines and passages of unquestionable beauty and distinction. But some would have it that Byron's plays, as a whole, are dull and uninspiring, monotonous harpings on worn-out themes, which every one has mastered or wishes to forget. A close study of the text, together with some knowledge Of the subject as it presented itself to the author and arrested In} attention, compel these impatient critics to a different conclusion. Byron did not scruple to refer the reader to his sources, and was at pains to publish, in the notes and appendices to his dramas and poems, long extracts from old chronicles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."