Recitation of STANZAS FOR MUSIC by Lord Byron (London,UK, 1788-1824, Missolonghi, Greek),

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788, London – 19 April 1824, Missolonghi), known as Lord Byron, was a British poet and one of the most influential figures in Romanticism. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan, The Pilgrimage of Childe Harold, and the short lyric poem She Walks in Beauty.

Byron is considered one of Britain's greatest poets,[1] and remains widely read and influential. He traveled all over Europe, especially Italy, where he lived for seven years. Late in his life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, which is why many Greeks revere him as a national hero.[2] He died at the age of thirty-six of a fever contracted at Missolonghi. Often described as the most flamboyant and notorious of the greatest Romantic poets, Byron was both celebrated and criticized in his lifetime for aristocratic excesses, including high debts, numerous affairs with both men and women (such as, for example, writer Mary Shelley, Claire Clairmont), as well as rumors of a scandalous relationship with his half-sister, self-exile[3] and bisexuality.[4]

The Monks' Influence

The fourth Lord Byron, who lived in the 17th century, had two sons who would forever mark the negative influences of the monks on the family: The eldest, fifth Lord Byron, had his destiny marked by the murder he committed. He was in a tavern, talking about hunting, when he got into an ignoble argument with Chaworth, who had mocked the fifth lord for his hunting disadvantages.

Both clashed, and Chaworth was torn apart by Byron's sword. The disgraced fifth Lord Byron was tried and acquitted. However, he carried with him the eternal weight of being seen as a murderer. Maybe that's why he developed a strange behavior during his life, the same behavior that qualified him with the nickname "evil lord".

During the night he opened the dams on the rivers to destroy the spinning mills; he emptied the neighbors' ponds; he had two small stone forts built on the shore of his lake, and kept a fleet of toy boats, which he floated on the lake; he organized on his own body races of crickets that, according to his servants, obeyed him.

His brother (byron the poet's grandfather) could not escape such a fate. “Jack Mau-Tempo”, as he was called, was an unlucky admiral who died as a vice-admiral in 1786. His nickname was not an occasional one. It was said that every time Byron prepared the boat and positioned himself on top of it, a fierce storm arose. “Jack Mau-Tempo” had two sons: the eldest, John, father of the poet Byron, was a soldier. The second, Georges Anson, sailor.

George Gordon Byron: the poet begins to discover the world

Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron grew up thanks to the costly sacrifice of his long-suffering mother. Alone, Catherine struggled to raise little Byron. She always looked for the best references for Byron to be someone better than his father. However, it was not just virtues that Catherine reveled in: Constantly, she was assailed by a feeling of anger and unhappiness, which she took out on her son by hitting him. In addition to his mother, little Byron had the unknown wrath of his housekeeper, whose name was May Gray.

Under the roof of an unstable upbringing, Byron still carried a small illness that would mark him with a strong vehemence: he had a defect in one of his legs, he was lame. Such a defect was a huge obstacle in the development of the boy, who felt ashamed in front of others. The exhausting treatment also irritated him a lot.

However, the anathemas destined for that Byron would not have as much effect as thought. The boy had peculiar characteristics that made him stand out. He fell in love with literature at the first contact – still very young – with the story of Cain and Abel told by a history teacher at his school. In addition, he won friends at school in a very surprising way, I quote: Once, a boy - Byron's first friend - was beaten by a grown man tyrant. Byron, with a trembling voice and eyes full of tears, asked the author how many punches he intended to give his friend. Surprised, the boy asked the reason for this "stupid" question. Byron, said, "If you don't mind, I'd like half."

Death
Lord Byron died while fighting in the Greek War of Independence in 1824 from fevers contracted on the battlefield. He is buried at St Mary Magdalene Church, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire in England.[16]

(Source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron)