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LIFE

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George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron was born in the 1788.He is one of the most important authors of the romantic age.Byron was born into a fairly wealthy family. He entered Cambridge, began to write poems. In the year 1807 he then published "Hours of idleness".In 1809 he leaves for a two-year journey and goes to: Spain, Greece, Portugal and Türkiye. He then returns to England and publishes the first two cantos of "The Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and, thanks to this work, Byron will become a well known literary and social author.

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TRAVELS

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In 1815 he also wrote "She walks in her beauty" and married Annabelle Milbanke, but divorced shortly after to become engaged to his half-sister, Augusta Leigh.In 1816 he left England to escape some debts, moving shortly afterwards to Geneva where he wrote the third part of "The childe Harold's pilgrimage". He then moved to Venice where he wrote betweem 1817 - 1819:The tragedy of Manfred, The fourth and final canto of "the childe Harold's pilgrimage", the mock/heroic poem of Beppo and The mock/epic poem Don JuanHe then decided, at the end of 1819, to move to Milan. He then died in 1824 due to a severe fever and after that, his body was buried in the family tomb in England and his heart was buried in Greece instead

BYRONIC HERO

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Byron frequently used satire and lyricism, creating complex and tormented characters, such as the famous "Byronic hero".The Byronic hero is a archetype; the main characteristics of the Byronic hero include: Nostalgia and melancholy: Often feels alienated and misunderstood, bringing with it a sense of sadness and a search for identity. Rebellion: He is a rebel against social and moral conventions, challenging authority and expectations. Genius and Talent: He has exceptional intelligence and talent, but is also often tormented and unhappy. Passion: His relationships are intense and often tragic, reflecting an ardent but doomed love. Ambiguous Heroism: He's not a traditional hero; his actions can be morally ambiguous and do not always lead to positive outcomes. Examples of Byronic heroes can be found in works such as "Childe Harold" and "Manfred", where these characters embody the complexity of the human soul and the tensions of the Romantic era. His most famous works, such as "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and "Don Juan", also highlight a strong sense of adventure and biting irony.

BYRON POETRY

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His poetry not only ranges from lyric poetry to narrative and drama, like Keats or Shelley's one, but Byron is also a comic poet.He wrote dark and gloomy tragedies but also love and dream lyrics.Byron invented the heroic-comic genre, inspired by the octaves of the genre made by the Italians Ariosto and Pulci.As a romantic author his poetry is based on the nature and his metaphysical form.

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SHE WALKS IN HER BEAUTY

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The speaker spends the lines celebrating the beauty of one woman. He compares her beauty to the night rather than the day (The darkness of the word ‘night’ seems to be a reference to the Greek ideal, the beauty that is so strong that it could be almost catastrophic). The speaker describes different aspects of the woman, like her hair and skin.She is the image of peaceful beauty.

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SHE WALKS IN HER BEAUTY

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1) Right from the start, Byron sets the tone of the poem with a comparison that seems almost divine, her beauty does not seem purely physical, either; instead, it is almost an aura, a shield of beauty, unaware and almost innocent in its unawareness.2) The poet goes on in the second stanza to compare and contrast different aspects of beauty: her dark hair and her white face, which the light hits, seem to recall images of the Virgin Mary (associations with the divine). She reconciles dark and light together, appearing both glowing and also shrouded in darkness. One could make the association that the darkness that surrounds her, given that Byron met Mrs. Wilmont at a funeral.3)Unlike the day, the night is devoid of people, devoid of clouds, and quiet. It is when things rest. She is not warped by her beauty, and she exists in a world that is, to Byron, peaceful…her heart is innocent, her mind clear.

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STRUCTURE AND FORMIt's a three stanza poem, each stanza contains six lines, a poetic form mostly used for hymns, associated with simplicity and chasteness.It's a love poem, romantic, an unusual choice for Byron, who talks a lot about lascivious affair.The rhyme scheme is ABABAB.LITERARY DEVICES Byron use a lot of literary devices, such as:- Alliteration= the poet repeats the same first consonant sound for many words - Juxtaposition= a contrast between opposites words - Enjambment= the poet cuts off a line before its natural stopping point - Imagery= the poet uses particularly descriptions that trigger the reader's senses

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