Byron Flashcards
Who was concerned with hedonism
Byron
What did Byron call Keats’ poetry?
“Mental masturbation”
What was “so we’ll go no more a roving” written after?
Byron and his friends attended a carnival in Italy
21st century feminist reading of Byron
Pursuit of women = sexually possessive eg sword/sheath imagery seen as exploring male prowess
Byron & Greek Politics
- Many Classically educated supported Greek independence
- Represented the Greek Committee in London
- Went to Greece & brought sympathy to the cause
When did Byron die?
A few months after “36th year”
(In Greece)
What does the Skull evoke?
- Memento Mori
- Carpe Diem
How old was byron when he wrote Skull?
19
What figure could 36th Year explore?
Byronic Hero
What rejection could have influenced 36th Year?
Rejected by page boy Loukas
What allusion does Byron make when thinking of his “parent lake” in 36th Year?
Macbeth
What song does Byron borrow the refrain from in A-Roving?
The Jolly Beggar
(Scottish song)
Where was byron living when wrote a-roving?
Venice (hedonism)
What could a-roving be about?
- end of sexual relationships
- End of relationship w ANNABELLE
- Hangover
What was Byron’s home called?
Newstead Abbey
