This document provides biographical information about the renowned British poet Lord Byron. It discusses that he was a leading figure of the Romantic movement, publishing his first poems at age 14. Byron traveled through Europe which inspired his first major work, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. The document also summarizes some of Byron's most famous poems like She Walks in Beauty and When We Two Parted. It notes that Byron had a significant impact on future literature through his experimental style and exploration of themes like love, nature, and history. Byron died in 1824 while fighting for Greek independence against the Ottoman Empire.

2. • Presented by : Sangita kantariya
• MA Sem : 01
• Paper No : 103 literature of the Romantic
• Topic : Byron Major Work
• Roll No : 33
• Submitted By : S.B.Gardi
Department of English, MKBU

3. George
Gordon Byron
(1788 -1824)

4. Byron life
• Lord Byron (1788 -1824) was one of the most renowned British poets
of the 19th century, and a key figure of the Romantic Movement.
• When Byron was 10 years old, his uncle died, giving him the title of
“Baron” and entitling him to a large estate
• First published poems were written when he was only 14 years old.
• His mother said of him, “ He has no indisposition that I know of but
love, desperate Love, the worst of all malaise in my opinion. “

5. • He was educated in Cambridge at Trinity College.
• He was a leading figure in Romanticism.
• When he was 21, he became a member of the House of Lord’s.
• Revolutionary British poet

6. Byron poerty
• Byron’s first published volume of poetry, Hours of Idieness, appeared in
1807.
• His famous pieces include: “She Walks In Beauty”, “ The Curse of minerva”
and “When we Two parted”.
• Lord Byron was a leading figure of the Romantic Moments. His specific
ideas about life and nature benefitted the world of literature.
• He successfully used blank verse and satire in his pieces to explore the
ideas of love and nature.
• Although he is known as a romantic poet, his poems , “The Prisoner of
chillon” and “Darkness” where attempts to discuss reality as it is without
adding fictional elements.

7. • The recurring theme in most of his pieces are natural, the folly of
love, realism in literature, liberty and the power of art.
• Some his popular poems are: “She Walks in Beauty”, “Darkness”,
“There Be None of Beauty’s Daughter”, “The Eve of waterloo”, “When
We Two parted” and “And Thou Art Dead, as young and Fair.”

8. Lord Byron Impact on Future Literature
• Lord Byron unique literary ideas brought new perspectives for
English literature.
• His distinctive writing approach and experimentation with epics and
lyrics made him stand out even among the best poets.
• His narrative and lyrical works are regarded as masterpieces and had
significant impacts on generation.
• He Successfully documented his ideas and feelings about historical
tragedies and romanticism in his writings that even today, writers try
to imitate his unique style, considering him a beacon for writings
poetry.

9. Childe Harold’s pilgrimage
• Byron’s first literary triumph
• In 1809 Byron started on a tour of Europe and orient. The poetic
results of this trip were the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s
Pilgrimage, with their famous description of romantic scenery.
• The work made him instantly popular. As he says himself,
• “ I awoke one morning to find myself famous,” and presently he
styles himself”
• The worst element in Byron at this time was his insincerity, his
continual posing as the hero of his poetry.

10. • Published 1812-1818
• Dedicated to Charlotte Harley
• Consists of 4 cantos
• The travels of a world – weary young man
• Chide –a young man who was a candidate for knighthood
• Colorful descriptions of exotic nature, a lyrical exaltation of freedom,
lonely hero

11. Don juan
• Satiric poem based on the legend of Don Juan
• Portraying Juan not as a womanizer but as someone easily seduced by
women
• Byron masterpieces. Longer poem after John milton.
• Social, political, literary, ideological levels
• Two first cantos were published anonymously
• He completed 16 cantos, leaving the 17th unfinished

12. Byron death
• The real tragedy of Byron‘s life is that he died just as he was beginning to find
himself. In 1824 Byron went to Greece, to give himself and a large part of his
fortune to help that country in its struggle for liberty against the Turks.
• How far he was led by his desire for posing as a hero.
• The Greeks welcome him and made him a leader.
• He died of fever, in 1824.
• One of his last one’s, written there on his thirty – sixth birthday, a few months
before he died, expresses his own view of his disappointing life :
“My days are in the yellow leaf,
The flowers and fruits of love are gone:
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone.”

13. “Always laugh when you can
It is cheap medicine.”
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