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george gordon?
aka lord byron
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where did he inherit lord byron from?
his uncle
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what did his uncle leave him?
newstead abbey
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what was he born with?
- club foot
- *mom made fun of him for it
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why did he have a bad attitude towards women?
his mom made fun of him for his club foot
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what what different about his subject matter?
- it was more romantic
- used byronic hero in epic poems
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Child Harold's Pilgrimage ?
poem that made him famous overnight
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what was different about the heros in his poems?
- they were not always perfect
- had flaws
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in what manner does he write?
- satirically
- did not go against neoclassics *made him unique
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some of his unusual quirks?
- ate saurkraut and mashed potatoes at special banquet
- was never in room when women ate
- kept a loaded gun under his bed
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who did he marry?
- Anna Bellamillabanke
- *she came from a wealthy family
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who did he have an affair with?
- augusta leigh
- **she is his half sister
- though incest was best
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what happened when society found out about his affair with leigh?
- nobody liked byron anymore
- he left country at 28 yrs old and never comes back
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who did he spend time with in italy?
shelley and keats
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where did he go when he traveled the world?
exotic places like greece, molca
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what did he do in greece?
- helped greeks fight for independence against turks
- *contracted a fever and died from illness
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where is he considered a national hero?
in greece
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where is his heart buried?
greece
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written by byron?
- she walks in beauty
- when we two parted
- childe harold's pilgrimage
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she walks in beauty?
- written about Lady Jane Wilmont (his cousin in law)
- *he respected her, talks very nicely about her, appreciates her beauty and how she carries herself
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when we two parted?
- about augusta leigh (half sister)
- describes how sad he was to break up with her because of the situation
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ode?
an exalted, complex lyric that develops a dignified theme
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childe harold's pilgrimage?
- apostrophe poem
- addresses the ocean
- **made him an overnight success
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apostrophe?
a figure of speech in which an object, abstract quality, or imaginary person is addressed directly
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"I love not Man the less, but nature more"
- take the time to see the world around you
- be alone and uninterrupted to see and hear whats around you
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Trafalgar?
huge wins in history
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meaning of childe harold's pilgrimage?
- the wars and win are over, but the ocean is still standing
- people have no chance against the ocean
- *ocean is most powerful, strongest
- everyone obeys the ocean
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what should people show to the ocean?
respect and realize its power and majesty
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