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George Gordon, Lord Byron Contents Life Work Term: Byronic hero Influence Selected Readings In 1811, Byron took his seat in the House of Lords, made vehement激烈的 speeches, attacking the reactionary policy of the English government, showing his great sympathy for the oppressed poor. At the news of the Greek revolt against the Turks, Byron not only gave the insurgent Greeks financial help but plunged himself into the struggle for the national independence of that country. In July 1823, Byron joined the Greek insurgents at Missolonghi. The Greeks made him commander in chief of their forces in January 1824. Because of several months hard work under bad weather, Byron fell ill died. The whole Greek nation mourned over his death. Work 1.???? Hours of Idleness (1807) 《闲暇时光》 2. ??? English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809)? 《英格兰诗人和苏格兰评论家》 3.???? Childe Harolds Pilgrimage (1812): his first important work 《恰尔德·哈罗德游记》 4. She Walks in Beauty (1815) 《她走在美的光彩中》 4.????? Hebrew Melodies (1815) 《希伯来歌曲》 5.???? Manfred (1817) 《曼弗雷德》 6.????? Don Juan (1818-19): his masterpiece 《唐·璜》 7.????? Cain (1821) 《该隐》 Thanks for your attention! * I． Life English poet, George Gordon Byron, born in London, England, Jan. 22, 1788, and died in Missolonghi, Greece, April 19, 1824. Lord Byron was perhaps the most fascinating influential literary personality of the Romantic age. An eloquent poet, handsome nobleman, political rebel, he was one of the most popular notorious figures of the 19thcentury.　　He was educated first at Harrow then Cambridge. In 1807, a volum