George Gordon Byron
English Romantic poet whose Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage made him the most celebrated poet of his age. His scandalous life and passionate verse defined the Byronic hero.
Works
- Don JuanSatirical epic narrative poem of a nobleman's amorous adventures
- Childe Harold's PilgrimageNarrative poem following a wanderer's melancholic pilgrimage through lands
- ManfredDramatic poem of a powerful ruler haunted by torment and remorse
- The CorsairRomantic narrative poem of a noble pirate and forbidden love
- She Walks in BeautyLyric poem celebrating the beauty of a beloved woman