George Gordon Byron






George Gordon Byron

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born
February 22, 1788

died
April 19, 1824

gender
male

place of birth
London, England, The United Kingdom

genre
Poetry


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George Gordon Byron (aka Lord Byron), later Noel, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale FRS was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So, we'll go no more a roving, in addition to the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond.

Byron's notabilty rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured upper-class living, numerous love affairs, debts, and separation. He was notably described by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Byron ser...more




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Don Juan Don Juan
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 3.87 — 393 ratings — published 1958
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Selected Poems Selected Poems
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 4.20 — 277 ratings — published 1913
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Lord Byron: The Major Works Lord Byron: The Major Works
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 4.09 — 265 ratings — published 2000
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The Love Poems of Lord Byron:... The Love Poems of Lord Byron: A Romantic's Passion
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 4.26 — 53 ratings — published 1990
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Byron's Poetry Byron's Poetry (Norton Critical Edition)
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 4.26 — 43 ratings — published 1978
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 3.90 — 42 ratings — published 2006
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The Giaour [EasyRead Comfort E... The Giaour [EasyRead Comfort Edition]
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 3.26 — 35 ratings — published 2006
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Poetical Works Poetical Works
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 4.44 — 18 ratings — published 1961
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Manfred; The Lament of Tasso;... Manfred; The Lament of Tasso; Beppo; Mazeppa; The Morgante Maggiore of Pulci; The Prophecy of Dante; Occasional Pieces
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 3.89 — 19 ratings — published 2004
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Manfred: A Dramatic Poem Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
by George Gordon Byron
avg rating 3.89 — 18 ratings — published 2008
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"In secret we met -
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee? -
With silence and tears"
George Gordon Byron
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"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."
George Gordon Byron
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"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes. By the deep sea, and music in its roars; I love not man the less, but nature more."
George Gordon Byron
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