Who is the author of the poetry collection "Hours of Idleness"?

A

William Wordsworth

B

Lord Byron

C

John Keats

D

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Hours of Idleness

  • The poetry collection Hours of Idleness was authored by Lord Byron and published in 1807 when he was just 19 years old.

  • It was Byron’s first volume of poetry, though the poems were generally considered ordinary or unremarkable.

  • Each poem in the collection included its date of composition.

  • In 1808, The Edinburgh Review published a harsh critique, dismissing Byron’s work as the self-centered effort of a young aristocrat.

  • In response, Byron anonymously published English Bards and Scotch Reviewers in 1809, a satirical poem targeting his critics.

Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788–1824)

  • A British Romantic poet and satirist, known for his provocative lifestyle and poetry that stirred European imagination.

  • Involved in several controversial matters, including illicit love affairs.

  • His greatest work is Don Juan (1824), an epic satire.

  • Referred to as the “Rebel Poet”.

  • Died in Greece.

Notable Works

  • The Vision of Judgment (1822)

  • Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (Autobiographical poem; his most popular work)

  • Hours of Idleness (Volume of Poetry)

  • Lara

  • English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

  • Giaour

  • Manfred

  • Sardanapalus

  • The Bride of Abydos

  • The Two Foscari

  • The Corsair

  • Robert Southee

Don Juan (1824)

  • A satirical epic poem by Byron, portraying Don Juan not as a seducer but as a man easily led by women.

Source: Britannica, An ABC of English Literature by M Mofizar Rahman

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