Lord Byron Influences

Lord Byron is one of the most prominent authors in the Romantic Era. His style and title helped bring him to fame in the 19th century. Many things inspired Lord Byron’s writing, most of which was women. Lord Byron was not only just a poet, he was an extraordinary person. He did everything from poetry, to politics, to funding a Greek fleet for war. The poetry however, is the majority of the reason why he is well known. He created and formed and new style of character and had a major impact on the Romantic Era of poetry.

George Gordon Byron was born with a clubfoot. This often embarrassed him and caused many obstacles in his life. At age three, his father, Captain John Byron, died and his mother, Catherine Gordon, took him to Aberdeen Scotland. When he reached the age of ten he unexpectedly inherited the title of Lordship and estates from his Great Uncle. Things began to look up for Byron because he got to attend one of the best schools London could offer. He later fell in love with his distant cousin, Mary Chaworth at this school. She, however, did not feel the same. She is believed to be the one that sparked his writing on unobtainable love. Upon reaching the majority in 1809, Byron took his seat in the House of Lords. After school and college he married a very dull woman, Annabella Milbanke. The marriage was doomed from the start. When their child was born they both got a divorce. After the divorce he left England and was never to return again. He later spoke very bitterly about the marriage ("George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron."). He went on a tour of the Mediterranean with his lifelong friend J. C. Hobhouse. They embarked on a journey from Spain all the way to the near East of Europe. They had talked about going on this jou...

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...Byron’s work has its great merits, even with its defects. With both style and matter, most stanzas came out extravagant with only a few being mediocre. Although hard to read aloud, his blank verses seemed to blend in with rhyme.” This gave Lord Byron’s work even more respect than it already had ("George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron.").

The Romantic Era of Poetry was greatly influenced by Lord Byron. His poetry and style created a new type and style of character that the world had never seen before. Some even say this character was just a shadow of his persona. Lord Byron’s mysterious nature and romantic views help set this persona he created in his work. His romance style came from his promiscuous nature. Many of his lovers had a great impact and influence on his work. Without Lord Byron’s tantalizing views on life, the Romantic Era would have never been the same.