In Canto 5 of Don Juan, Lord Byron continues to trace the escapades of his restless protagonist, now navigating the glittering—and sometimes perilous—milieu of aristocrat⋯ Read the full article

Canto 4 of Don Juan places the wandering hero amid Spanish backdrops and lingering romantic tension. Having survived sea voyages and battlefields in previous cantos, Don ⋯ Read the full article

In Canto 3 of Don Juan, Lord Byron shifts the scene from open seas to the unsettled regions bordering the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans. Having narrowly escaped the peri⋯ Read the full article

Canto 2 of Lord Byron’s Don Juan finds our young hero embarking on his next misadventure: a sea voyage that culminates in a dramatic shipwreck. Having left behind the sca⋯ Read the full article

In Canto 1 of Don Juan, Lord Byron kicks off his sprawling, mischievous ‘epic satire’ by turning the traditional myth of Don Juan on its head. Instead of portraying him a⋯ Read the full article

In Canto 4 of *Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage*, Lord Byron brings the poetic journey to a grand close by immersing his wanderer in Italy’s cultural and scenic wonders. Writte⋯ Read the full article

In Canto 3 of *Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage*, Lord Byron intensifies his hero’s introspective journey by placing him amid the grandeur of continental Europe. The poem opens⋯ Read the full article

In Canto 2 of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Lord Byron continues developing the Byronic hero’s internal landscape as the titular pilgrim moves beyond England’s shores into ⋯ Read the full article

Canto I of Lord Byron’s *Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage* introduces the titular character—Childe Harold—whose dissatisfaction with frivolous pleasures and decadent living pro⋯ Read the full article

Lord Byron’s “The Destruction of Sennacherib” is part of his collection *Hebrew Melodies* (published in 1815). Inspired by the Old Testament account in 2 Kings 19:35 (als⋯ Read the full article

Lord Byron’s “When We Two Parted” is a deeply personal and emotive poem that explores the lingering sorrow and sense of betrayal following a clandestine relationship. Com⋯ Read the full article

In “She Walks in Beauty,” Lord Byron crafts one of the most enduring Romantic poems, celebrating a woman whose outer and inner beauty converge in perfect harmony. Written⋯ Read the full article

In “Recollections of Love,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge celebrates the beloved’s continual presence in his inner life. Written in a gently flowing rhythm, the poem explores h⋯ Read the full article

Although Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote extensively—poems, plays, literary criticism, letters, and marginalia—scholars and major anthologies do not list a poem titled “The⋯ Read the full article

“To William Wordsworth” stands as Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s tribute to his close friend and creative partner, William Wordsworth. Written in 1807 (though some date it sli⋯ Read the full article