Lord Byron
Lord Byron, in full George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824) was a British poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. He has been described as the first "celebrity". The "Byronic hero", an antihero influential in later literature, is named after Byron and inspired by him. He died from a fever while participating in the Greek War of Independence.
Byron was bisexual, attracted to adolescent boys.[1]
He has been stated to have been a psycophath.[2]
External links
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Lord Byron
- Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: George Gordon Byron, 6th baron Byron
- Encyclopedia.com: George Gordon Noel Byron 6th Baron Byron
References
- ↑ Poet of all the passions https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/nov/09/classics.poetry
- ↑ Byron the romantic rebel 'was a psychopath' https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1310918/Byron-the-romantic-rebel-was-a-psychopath.html
