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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 821 EAN: 9788437612379 ISBN: 8437612373 Label: Ediciones Catedra S.A. Manufacturer: Ediciones Catedra S.A. Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: June 30, 2007 Publisher: Ediciones Catedra S.A. Studio: Ediciones Catedra S.A. Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The original, the hilarious, the one and only..."When I want to know the news, I read Byron" -- Frank O'Hara And when you REALLY want to know the news, reach for "Don Juan" (pronunciation hint: 'Juan' is spoken as 'Joo-wan,' i.e. it rhymes with 'tear him a new one.') This, sports fans, is the original Thing Itself: not only is it caustic, sharp, and hysterically funny (remember that, readers -- it's meant to be FUNNY!), but Byron dictated a lot of it out loud while he was shaving in the morning. I'm not ... Read More Rating:  - I struggledI struggled with the forced rhyme. I struggled with the story itself. I think the rhyme scheme got in the way for me. I was so lost and uninterested so frequently. I will put it away, and I will pick it up later some time. Maybe I'm not "there" yet. Rating: - Missing the BoatI'm writing this to specifically respond to the remarks made by another reviewer condemning Byron for forced rhymes, self-conscious commentary, and the lack of a good finish. WARNING: This poem is intended to be funny! Byron delighted in using the jangly sounds of feminine rhymes in the most outlandish fashion possible, and his digressions are what truly make this poem enjoyable; that voice is the center of the poem, not Don Juan's actions. As for the lack of a finish, I think I'll excuse ... Read More Rating: - Magnificent, accessible, hilariousThis has to be the longest poem I've ever finished, and yet it still wasn't long enough. It's compulsively entertaining, touching, funny, exciting, and life-affirming. You don't have to be an academic to appreciate it. And even if you don't finish it, you'll appreciate what you do finish for its own sake. Rating:  - I Think I Owe My Mother-In-Law a Big ApologyYou know the poetry. The kind the older generation uses for birthdays and farewell luncheons ("We hope that God will bless// You with good health and happiness!"). You hate it, the forced rhymes and imperfect metrical structure (indeed, what metrical structure?). My mother-in-law used to write like that - volumes and volumes of such tripe. Sadly, she has departed from us, but not before leaving tons of this stuff all over the house, and a half-finished vanity press run of 100 copies (anybody want ... Read More 
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