Who is Lord Byron biography?

Lord Byron was a British Romantic poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. Although made famous by the autobiographical poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (1812–18)—and his many love affairs—he is perhaps better known today for the satiric realism of Don Juan (1819–24).

What is the best biography of Lord Byron?

At The Guardian, Peter Conrad reviews The Private Life of Lord Byron (Unbound, 2019), a biography written by Antony Peattie. “Peattie probes the neuroses of the private man, but his book’s rich parade of illustrations also documents Byron’s self-presentation as a public figure,” writes Conrad.

What influenced Lord Byron’s poems?

From his Presbyterian nurse Byron developed a lifelong love for the Bible and an abiding fascination with the Calvinist doctrines of innate evil and predestined salvation. Early schooling instilled a devotion to reading and especially a “grand passion” for history that informed much of his later writing.

What happened to the poet Lord Byron?

In July 1823, Byron left Italy to join the Greek insurgents who were fighting a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire. On 19 April 1824 he died from fever at Missolonghi, in modern day Greece. His death was mourned throughout Britain.

What does the name Byron mean?

at the byres or barn
Meaning:at the byres or barn. Byron as a boy’s name is pronounced BYE-ron. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Byron is “at the byres or barn”.

Why did Lord Byron Write She Walks in Beauty?

Byron is believed to have been inspired to write the poem after seeing a woman with very good looks at a fashionable London party. His poem is, therefore, a very personal one which responded to a personal situation.

Which poet died of drowning?

poet Percy Bysshe Shelley
On July 8th, 1822 the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned in the Bay of Lerici off the north-west coast of Italy when his small boat overturned in a squall. He was 29.

Is Byron a rare name?

Byron has existed on the American male naming charts dating back as far as the U.S. government has been tracking naming trends (late 18th century). Not only that, but Byron was a fairly popular name choice up through most of the 20th century. It wasn’t until the 1990s that the name started to slip down the charts.