Byron 拜伦.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * George Gordon Byron 1788-1824 Lord Byron in Albanian dress painted by Thomas Phillips in 1813. Content Life in England Major works Style Influence Life on the Continent Full name: George Gordon Noel Byron Birth place: London Father: John Byron Mother: Catherine Gordon Physical disability: club foot Life in England 1798: inherited the title of the baron from his great granduncle 1801-1805: studied at Harrow 1805-1808: attended Trinity College, Cambridge 1809: moved to London, became a young MP in the House of Lords 1809-1811:traveled in Portugal, Spain, Albania, Greece, Turkey ( contribute to his work Childe Harold’ Pilgrimage) 1815: married Anna Isabella Milbanke (unimaginative and humourless ) 1816: left England Byrons house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire Life on the Continent devoted his life to revolutionary causes got acquainted with Percy Bysshe Shelley joined the Italian freedom fighters ( Carboneria 烧炭党) working for democracy helped free the Greeks from the Turkish rule 1824: exhausted; died of marsh fever Lord Byron on his deathbed, by Joseph-Denis Odevaere c. 1826. Read more : /wiki/Lord_Byron#Early_life Major Works Hours of Idleness(《闲散的时光》；1807) Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》;1812-1818; his first important work) The Giaour (《异教徒》;1813) The Corsair (《海盗》; 1814) Lara (《莱拉》;1814) Manfred (《曼弗瑞德》;1817) Don Juan (《堂璜》;1819-1826) Cain (《该隐》;1821) The Vision of Judgment (《审判的幻景》;1822) The Age of Bronze (《青铜时代》;1822) long narrative poems of exotic beauty describing rebellious characters verse dramas exploring the misery of life and lauding the struggle against overwhelming odds a satirical attack on the “ Holy Alliance” A scathing political satire against the British monarchy Maid of Athens 《雅典的少女》 She Walks in Beauty 《她走在美的光彩中》 When We Two Parted 《想从前我们俩分手》 My Soul is Dark 《我的心灵是阴沉的》 I Saw Thee Weep 《我见过你哭》 Famous poems See more works of Byron: /wiki/Lord_Byron#Bibliogr