Lord George Gordon Byron (1788 — 1824) 拜伦

1. Lord George Gordon Byron (1788—1824) 拜伦

2. Byron (1788—1824)

3. 1. Byron’s Life from London to Scotland aristocratic but impoverished first at Harrow then Cambridge inherited

4. Byron’s Life writing in Cambridge very unhappy sports expensive clothes unbalanced life room decoration horses, a pet bear drink with a cup made from a human skull

5. tour of Europe Lyric poems 1809 romantic verse narratives 1807 Byron’s Life 1824 1815 1816 died in Greece unhappy marriage 8 years abroad

6. 2. Literary Works • 1) Hours of Idleness • 《闲暇时刻》 • 2) The English Bards and Scott Reviewers • 《英国诗人和苏格兰评论家》

7. Literary Works • 3) Child Harold Pilgrimage • 《恰尔德·哈罗德游记》, • written in Spenserian stanza. • 4) The Giaour • 《异教徒》

8. Literary Works • 5) Lara • 《莱拉》 • 6) The Corsair • 《海盗》

9. Literary Works • 7) Don Juan • 《唐璜》 • masterpiece • 8) The Vision of Judgment • 《审判的幻景》

10. 3. Comments on Byron • 1)Byron is one of the most excellent representatives of English Romanticism and one of the most influential poets of the time.

11. Comments on Byron • 2)His literary career was closely linked with the struggle and progressive movements of his age. • 3)He opposed oppression and slavery, and has an ardent (passionate)love for liberty.

12. Comments on Byron • 4)He praised the people’s revolutionary struggles in his works. • 5)His poems are favorites of the British workers and the laboring people of other countries.

13. Comments on Byron • 6) Byron’s poems show energy and vigor, romantic daring (bold, brave) and powerful passion. • 7) He stands with Shakespeare and Scott among the British writers who exert the greatest influence over the mainland Europe.

14. Comments on Byron • 8) But some critics think many of his lines are harsh (unkind), rugged (rough) and not rhythmical. • Some poems show his individual heroism and pessimism.