George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron

:For a list of others who have held the title Lord Byron see Baron Byron

Works

Lord Byron wrote prolifically.http://readytogoebooks.com/LB-list.htm In 1833 his publisher, John Murray, released the complete works in 17 octavo volumes, including a life by Thomas Moore. His magnum opus, Don Juan, a poem spanning 17 cantos, ranks as one of the most important long poems published in England since Milton's Paradise Lost. Don Juan, Byron's masterpiece, often called the epic of its time, has roots deep in literary tradition and, although regarded by early Victorians as somewhat shocking, equally involves itself with its own contemporary world at all levels – social, political, literary and ideological.

Related Topics:
1833 - John Murray - Thomas Moore - Magnum opus - ''Don Juan'' - Milton - ''Paradise Lost'' - Epic - Victorians

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Notable Poems:

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• So We'll No More Go A Roving
• The First Kiss of Love (1806) ()
• Thoughts Suggested by a College Examination (1806) ()
• To a Beautiful Quaker (1807) ()
• The Cornelian (1807) (}
• Lines Addressed to a Young Lady (1807) ()
• Epitaph to a dog (1808) ()
• English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809) http://www.ebaumsworld.com
• The Bride of Abydos (1813)
• The Giaour (1813) http://www.photoaspects.com/chesil/byron/giaour.html
• She Walks in Beauty (1814) ()
• The Corsair (1814) http://www.photoaspects.com/chesil/byron/corsair1.html
• The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) ()
• Prometheus (1816)
• Manfred (1817) ()
• Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1818) http://www.geocities.com/~bblair/chpindex.htm
• Beppo (1818)
• Cain (1821)
• Don Juan (incomplete on Byron's death in 1824) http://www.photoaspects.com/chesil/byron/djindex.html

The Byronic hero pervades much of Byron's work. He presents an idealised but flawed character whose attributes include:

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• rebelling
• having a distaste for society and social institutions
• suffering exile
• expressing a lack of respect for rank and privilege
• having great talent
• hiding an unsavoury past
• exhibiting great passion
• ultimately, acting in a self-destructive manner

Scholars have traced the literary history of the Byronic hero from Milton, and many authors and artists of the Romantic movement show Byron's influence -- during the 19th century and beyond.

Related Topics:
Milton - Romantic movement - 19th century

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