Concetti Chiave
- George Gordon Byron, born into an aristocratic family in 1788, faced familial challenges, gaining social prominence after inheriting his uncle's title at age 20.
- Byron's literary contributions introduced the Romantic artist archetype, blending narrative, historical, and mythological elements with personal reflections.
- Despite his physical disability, Byron's charm and intellect led to numerous love affairs, ultimately resulting in societal rejection and his departure from England.
- Settling in Italy, Byron engaged with Italian poets and political movements, later assisting Greece in its fight for independence.
- Byron's later work, including "Heaven and Earth," employed satire to critique societal and religious figures, highlighting his evolving literary style.
George Gordon Byron was born in London on 22th January 1788, from an aristocratic family. Byron suffered a lot because of his parents: his father usually spends too much money and his mother was a very moody person. When he was 20, he inherited the family's title from his uncle; thanks to it, he gained an exalted social position.
One of his first works is "Hours of Idleness". He travelled a lot all over the Europe.
In 1812 he published the first two cantos of Young Harold’s pilgrimage, which made him famous.
He introduce into the English literature the figure of Romantic artist.
New poetic forms were the narratives, descriptions, reflections and personal confessions. Mainly linkings were with history, mythology, art, nature, reflection on human destiny.
He was lame and his infirmity leads him to sadness. But he was so handsome and intelligent that he was loved by all women and he had many love affairs.
He got married but his marriage failed soon because of his love affair with his half-sister Augusta (one of daughters of his father).
The aristocracy refused him and he was compelled to left England for good. 
He moved to Italy where he met Shelley. Here he finished Young Harold’s Pilgrimage. He took part in carbonary movements.
He stayed in Italy for a long time and Italian poets affected him.
Then he left Italy and moved to Greece where he helped the Greece during the fight for the Independence.
Byron is a poet of the second generation:
- the Byronic man is a rebel, is the man who, despite the order of the society, didn’t care the conventions.
- Byron believed in individual liberty and other men must be free, too.
- He helped people to fight against the oppressors.
Instead, Byron wrote immediately and didn’t find any solace in the Nature.
He was the only one who found each good and bad sides in the Nature.
In the last part of his life he discovered a satirist vein.
He mock Saint Peter and the angels. When Saint Peter speaks, he makes a lot of mistakes because he is not a cultured man: as the matter of fact, he was a fisherman.
Domande da interrogazione
- Quali sono stati i primi lavori di George Gordon Byron e come hanno influenzato la sua carriera?
- Quali sono stati i principali temi e stili poetici di Byron?
- Come ha influenzato la vita personale di Byron la sua posizione sociale e le sue relazioni?
- In che modo Byron ha contribuito ai movimenti di indipendenza e quale fu il suo impatto?
Uno dei primi lavori di Byron è "Hours of Idleness". Nel 1812 pubblicò i primi due canti del "Pellegrinaggio del giovane Harold", che lo resero famoso e introdussero la figura dell'artista romantico nella letteratura inglese.
Byron ha introdotto nuove forme poetiche come narrazioni, descrizioni, riflessioni e confessioni personali, spesso legate a storia, mitologia, arte, natura e riflessioni sul destino umano.
Byron ereditò il titolo di famiglia a 20 anni, ottenendo una posizione sociale elevata. Tuttavia, il suo matrimonio fallì a causa di una relazione con la sua sorellastra Augusta, portandolo a essere rifiutato dall'aristocrazia e costretto a lasciare l'Inghilterra.
Byron si trasferì in Grecia dove aiutò durante la lotta per l'indipendenza, credendo nella libertà individuale e sostenendo la lotta contro gli oppressori.
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