The Imagination Of Europe By George Gordon Byron - 1588 Words

On January 22, 1788 George Gordon Byron was born in , London, England and died April 19, 1824, Missolonghi. Though Byron was a British Romantic poet whose poetry and personality â€Å"captured the imagination of Europe† (britannica.com). He has gone through many challenges throughout his life such as his violent childhood, his inner conflict with his sexuality, and yet was known to have influence many popular american authors. Byron was the son of Captain John Byron nicknamed â€Å" Mad Jack† married his second wife a scots heiress, Catherine Gordon. Byron did not have a great childhood. His father married his mother because she came from a wealth family. She moved away from her husband taking George Byron with her to be closer to her†¦show more content†¦In 1805 Byron entered Trinity College, cambridge, where he piled up debts at an alarming rate and indulged in the conventional vices of undergraduates there. Byron’s seen confused by his sexuality as he got older. He had a strong attachment to boys, but has always been attached to women throughout his life. In 1806 Byron formed lifelong friendship with John Cam Hobhouse who stirred his interest in liberal whiggism. Hobhouse wrote There was not the slightest necessity even in appearance for his going abroad,(theguardian.com). The signs of his sexual became more pronounced when he met a young man named John Edleston at Trinity College chorister in London and what he later described as â€Å" a violent, though pure, love, and passion â€Å"(britannica.com). In the 19th century England homosexual active was considered a crime and would be put to death. In his final weeks in England he feared people were out to get him writing: I was advised not to go to the theatres, lest I should be hissed, nor to my duty in parliament, lest I should be insulted by the way; even on the day of my departure my most intimate friend told me afterwards that he was under apprehension of violence from the people who might be assembled at the door of the carriage. (theguardian.com). Byron ended up moving to Greece because homosexual actives started to become less taboo. In July 1811 he hear his mother became sick and had intended to sail back but she died before heShow MoreRelatedEssay on analysis of She Walks in Beauty1043 Words   |  5 Pages Analysis of Byron’s â€Å"She Walks in Beauty† nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Lord George Gordon Byron was most notorious for his love affairs within his family and with Mediterranean boys. 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