The English poet Lord Byron was one of the most important figures of the Romantic Movement; a period when English literature was full of new styles of writing and themes of love, sex, drugs. Because of his writings, active life, and looks he came to be considered the perfect image of the romantic poet-hero. Lord Byron was born January 22, 1788. His family was noble, his father was Captain "Mad Jack" Byron and his mother was Catherine Gordon. Lord Byron was born with a defect known as clubfoot. Despite the awkward way he walked Lord Byron’s childhood was full of play and adventures. Lord Byron’s name changed throughout his life. He was christened George Gordon Byron in London. “Gordon” was his baptismal name, not a surname. Then his father changed his own name to claim his wife’s estate and took on an additional surname “Gordon”. After the change Lord Byron called himself George Byron Gordon. When some time passed Byron’s mother-in-law has died, and in order for Byron to inherit half of her estate he had to change his name again. When he changed his name he signed himself Noel Byron because his mother-in-law’s name was Judith Noel.
Lord Byron was a celebrity so he traveled the world and visited numerous countries. He had a lot of debts; his mother called it “reckless disregard for money." From 1809 to 1811 Byron went on a Grand Tour to get noticed. He had to avoid most of Europe because of the Napoleonic Wars and instead turned to the Mediterranean. He also traveled to Spain and then Albania.
George Byron was a famous persona and that is why he had attracted a lot of young women. He had a great handsome physical appearance and that was one of the big factors that made his so attractive for females. Being a celebrity meant having easy asses to almost everything that anyone can desire. Lord Byron had a lot of affairs. He had a rather open affair with Lady Caroline Lamb while she was married, this shocked the British public. Seeing that the public was not happy Byron broke up the relationship with Lady Caroline and swiftly moved on to Jane Elizabeth Scott, nicknamed “Lady Oxford.” Afterwards Lord Byron had more affairs which were complicated.
Lord Byron has written many works but his longest was Don Juan. He also wrote all these works that are listed below and more:
- Hours of Idleness (1807)
- English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809)
- Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Cantos I & II (1812)
- The Giaour (1813)
- The Bride of Abydos (1813)
- The Corsair (1814)
- Lara, A Tale (1814)
- Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1818)
- Don Juan (1819–1824; incomplete on Byron's death in 1824)
- Marino Faliero (1820)
- Cain (1821)
- The Deformed Transformed (1822)
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