The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry

"The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry" by George Gordon Byron is a collection of poems, epigrams, and shorter pieces that spans the poet's work from 1798 to 1824. This collection, created in the early 20th century, shows Byron's cleverness and his views on society and politics during his life. It includes everything from funny short poems to serious thoughts about life and death. The start of the book explains how the poems were put together, noting the different places they came from and why poems like "Epigram on an Old Lady" and "Epitaph on John Adams" are important. The beginning highlights Byron's humor, his comments on what it means to be human, his joking about society, and his inventive use of language. Big ideas life, and thinking about death are present, leading into the interesting and varied poems that follow.