e Gordon Byron (1788-1824)
1. Life and Career
Born into an ancient aristocratic family
Inherited the title of a baron and a large estate at the age of ten
Educated first at Harrow and then Cambridge
Took his seat in the House of Lords, and made vehement speeches, attacking the reactionary policy of the English government in 1811
Published in 1812 the first two cantos of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and became famous overnight
Young Byron
Got married to Anna Isabella Milbanke in 1815
Forced to leave England in 1816 because of rumors about his incestuous relationship with his half-sister
Kept a close contact with Shelley in Italy
Joins the Greek war of independence in 1823
Fell ill and died in 1824
Lord Byron
2. Points of view
Byron had a strong passion for liberty. He sacrificed of his life in the cause of the Greek people’s fighting for freedom and independence.
He had an intense hatred for all tyrants. He expressed the spirit of revolt against all existing institutions and standards.
He had violent contempt for social and religious hypocrisy, but strong sympathy for the down-trodden people.
He eulogized the 18th-century Enlighteners and attacked the conservative schools of contemporary poetry.
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