It is in the contrast between his august conceptions of man, and his contemptuous opinions of men, that much of the almost incomprehensible charm, and power, and enchantment, of his poetry consists. -John Wilson The Life of Lord Byron A Chronology of His Life and Work Byron: selections from his poetry Byron: images portraits of the poet, his family and friends Byron: letters, journal entries and ...

Lord Byron To the student of literature the first half of the 19th century is the age of Byron. In language which was intelligible and persuasive, under shapes and forms which were suggestive and inspiring, Byron delivered a message of liberation. There was a double motive at work in his energies as a poet. He wrote, as he said, because his mind was full of his own loves, his own grief, but ...

Lord Byron (1788-1824) - Byron (of Rochdale), George (Gordon), 6th Baron

English romantic poet.