• 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