George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer. [1][2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [3][4][5] and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. [6]

Feb 23, 2025 · Lord Byron, British Romantic poet whose published works and personality captured the imagination of Europe during his lifetime. His greatest poem, Don Juan, is a witty satirical commentary that exposes the hypocrisy underlying social and sexual conventions.

Jun 10, 2018 · George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) wrote a great deal of poetry before his early death, in his mid-thirties, while fighting in Greece. But what are Byron’s best poems? Here we’ve selected some of his best-known and best-loved poems, spanning narrative verse, love poetry, simple lyrics, and longer comic works. 1. Don Juan.

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Apr 2, 2014 · Lord Byron was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. The notoriety of his sexual escapades is surpassed only by the beauty and...

The English poet Lord Byron was one of the most important figures of the Romantic Movement (1785–1830; a period when English literature was full of virtuous heroes and themes of love and triumph).

Apr 18, 2024 · Lord Byron is renowned for his contributions to the Romantic movement in literature. He gained widespread fame with the first two cantos of his narrative poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in 1812, the reflections of a young man disillusioned with his life of pleasure.

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale, better known as the poet Lord Byron, was born 22 January 1788 in Holles Street, London, England, and from 2 years old raised by his mother in Aberdeen, Scotland before moving back to England aged 10.

Feb 23, 2025 · Emeritus Professor of English, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Author of Byron: A Biography and others; editor of Byron's Letters and Journals.

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English peer, nobleman, politician, and poet. He was christened George Gordon Byron, but changed his name later in life.