George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :For the famous golfer with the nickname "Lord Byron", see Byron Nelson. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824) was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. Among his best-known works are the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. The latter remained incomplete on his death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Byron is also father of Ada Lovelace. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Byron's fame rests not only on his writings, but also on his life, which featured extravagant living, numerous love affairs, debts, separation, allegations of incest and bisexuality and an eventual death from fever after he travelled to fight on the Greek side in the Greek War of Independence. He was famously described by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Virgil Thomson: Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 - September 30, 1989) was an American composer from Missouri, whose rural background gave a sense of place in his compositions. He studied with Nadia Boulanger, and later established himself in New York City, as a peer of Aaron Copland and was also a music critic fo... Opera: Opera refers to an European art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. Comparable art forms from other parts of the world are usually prefaced with an adjective indicating the region; examples include Chinese opera and Beijing opera.... Lord Byron: REDIRECT George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron... George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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