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    Lara
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    Lara

    By George Gordon Byron

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    Lara by George Gordon Byron is about the rhymed, tragic narrative poem by Lord Byron first published in 1814. The narrative poem recounts the story of the fateful return of Count Lara to his home after spending years abroad traveling the Orient. One of Byron's footnotes explains that, even though the name "Lara" is of Spanish origin, "no circumstance of local or national description fix[es] the scene or hero of the poem to any country or age". Excerpt: "The Poems afterward entitled "Occasional Pieces," which were included in the several editions of the Collected Works issued by Murray, 1819-1831, numbered fifty-seven in all. They may be described as the aggregate of the shorter poems written between the years 1809-1818, which the author thought worthy of a permanent place among his poetical works."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 8, 2020
    ISBN4064066434625
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    George Gordon Byron

    George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), also known as Lord Byron, was a London-born politician and poet who contributed to the Romantic Movement. He was the son of Captain John Gordon and a wealthy Scottish heiress, Catherine Gordon. Gordon was educated at Trinity College but was more interested in the social scene than his studies. Despite his ambivalence, Gordon was a prolific writer with an affinity for politics. He published his first volume of poetry, Hours of Idleness in 1807 and subsequently joined the House of Lords in 1809. Despite his untimely passing at 36, Gordon led a short but accomplished life.

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