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  2. Darkness (poem) - Wikipedia

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    This pall of darkness inspired Byron to write his poem. Literary critics were initially content to classify it as a "last man" poem, telling the apocalyptic story of the last man on Earth. More recent critics have focused on the poem's historical context, as well as the anti-biblical nature of the poem, despite its many references to the Bible.

  3. The Prisoner of Chillon - Wikipedia

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    The work's themes and images follow those of a typical poem by Lord Byron: the protagonist is an isolated figure, and brings a strong will to bear against great sufferings. He seeks solace in the beauty of nature (especially in sections ten and thirteen), and is a martyr of sorts to the cause of liberty.

  4. Don Juan (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Byron was a prolific writer, for whom "the composition of his great poem, Don Juan, was coextensive with a major part of his poetical life"; he wrote the first canto while resident in Italy in 1818, and the 17th canto in early 1823. [3] Canto I was written between July and September 1818, and canto II was written from December 1818 to January 1819.

  5. Manfred - Wikipedia

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    Scene from Byron's "Manfred", by Thomas Cole, 1833. Manfred: A dramatic poem is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of Gothic fiction.

  6. Lord Byron - Wikipedia

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    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 of British poets. [6]

  7. She Walks in Beauty - Wikipedia

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    "She Walks in Beauty" is a short lyrical poem in iambic tetrameter written in 1814 by Lord Byron, and is one of his most famous works. [2] It is said to have been inspired by an event in Byron's life. On 11 June 1814, Byron attended a party in London. Among the guests was Mrs. Anne Beatrix Wilmot, wife of Byron's first cousin, Sir Robert Wilmot ...

  8. After failing as a parent, I gave up resolutions for two words

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    After swearing off New Year’s resolutions, CNN’s Channon Hodge follows the advice of Niecy Nash-Betts and learns to thank herself for being a good parent to her son.

  9. Fragment of a Novel - Wikipedia

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    First page of "A Fragment " 's first edition, in the Mazeppa collection (1819) "Fragment of Novel" is an unfinished 1819 vampire horror story written by Lord Byron.The story, also known as "A Fragment" and "The Burial: A Fragment", was one of the first in English to feature a vampire theme.