Œuvres complètes de lord Byron, Tome 13 : Comprenant ses mémoires publiés par Thomas Moore

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824

Contributor:

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852

Paris, Paulin, 1800-1881

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Œuvres complètes de lord Byron, Tome 13" by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron is a collection of literary works, particularly including letters and memoirs, produced in the early 19th century. This tome showcases Byron's correspondence, writings about his life, and insights into his thoughts and relationships with notable contemporaries such as Thomas Moore and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Through these letters, Byron explores themes of love, loss, and artistic endeavor while providing a candid look into his personal experiences. At the start of the volume, we are presented with letters written by Byron in early 1822, addressing various recipients including his publisher, friends, and literary contemporaries. Byron discusses a range of topics from controversies surrounding his publications to personal grief over the death of his daughter Allégra. The letters reveal his wit and express his complex emotions, during which he navigates professional relationships, familial sorrow, and his reflections on art and faith. These opening writings set the stage for a deeper exploration of Byron's life and creativity, emphasizing the interplay between his public persona and private struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2011-08-01