The Giaour (Large Print)

Originalsprache ist Türkisch.

This is one of Byron's great Turkish tales told in very fine style. I have a lot of favorite Byron poems, or parts thereof. The Giaour is a wonderful poem and I think Byron at his best. I don't know why it's not as famous as Harold; I enjoy reading this poem over and over. Maybe it is as famous; however, neither Berlioz nor Tchaikovsky honored it with a masterpiece of music or opera. Painted ...