George_Gordon_Byron 高三英语课件教案.ppt

Contents In 1815 Byron got married to Anna Isabella Milbanke. Byron first went to Switzerland, where he made acquaintance with Shelley. 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. Major Literary Works Major Literary Works The Main Idea of Harold The Main Idea of Harold His Influence However, for a long time there existed two controversial opinions on Byron: he was regarded in England as the perverted man, the satanic poet; while on the Continent, he was hailed as the champion of liberty, poet of the people. His Influence Byrons poetry has great influence on the literature of the whole world. Across Europe, patriots and painters and musicians are all inspired by him. Poets and novelists are profoundly influenced by his work. Actually Byron has enriched European poetry with an abundance of ideas, images, artistic forms and innovations. Comments on Byron Comments on Byron Comments on Byron Comments on Byron * * Company name * * * Fivth Group George Gordon Byron (1788 –1824) Group members Speaker: Fu YinHua Date Collector: Yang ChangFu and Wang JingHe Judge: Fu JinDing 1 Byron’s Life and story 2 Byron’s Marjor Literary Works 3 The Main Idea of Byron 4 His Influence 5 Comments on Byron Life and Career Born into an ancient aristocratic family Inherited the title of a baron and a large estate at the age of ten Though he was born lame, he was good at sports, especially at swimming. Educated first at Harrow and then Cambridge Took his seat in the House of Lords The publication in 1812 of the first two cantos of Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, a poem narrating his travels between 1809 and 1811 in Europe, brought Byron fame. He then said: I awoke one morning and found myself famous. A year later, his wife left him and refused to come back. Rumors about his incestuous relationship