A
Lord Byron
B
P.B. Shelley
C
S.T. Coleridge
D
William Wordsworth
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• Don Juan
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This poem is taken from Lord Byron’s Don Juan.
• Don Juan
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Lord Byron, a prominent Romantic poet and satirist, wrote Don Juan as a satire in the form of a picaresque verse tale.
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The poem revolves around the central character Don Juan, whose name also titles the work.
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Donna Julia is introduced as Don Juan’s mother’s friend and later becomes involved with him in a tragic love affair.
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The poem explores themes of love, passion, and the consequences of human actions through dramatic episodes.
• Important Characters
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Don Juan
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Donna Inez
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Donna Julia
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Don Alfonso, etc.
• Famous Quotes
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"Sweet is revenge — especially to women."
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"Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure."
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"Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence."
• Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788–1824)
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A British Romantic poet and satirist.
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In 1798, at age 10, he inherited the title from his great-uncle William Byron, becoming Lord Byron.
• Notable Works
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Beppo
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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
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Don Juan
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English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
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Giaour
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Hours of Idleness
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Lara
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Manfred
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Sardanapalus
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The Bride of Abydos
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The Corsair
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The Prisoner of Chillon
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The Two Foscari, etc.
Source: Britannica, Live MCQ Lecture
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Who is the author of the poetry collection "Hours of Idleness"?
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A
William Wordsworth
B
Lord Byron
C
John Keats
D
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Hours of Idleness
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The poetry collection Hours of Idleness was authored by Lord Byron and published in 1807 when he was just 19 years old.
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It was Byron’s first volume of poetry, though the poems were generally considered ordinary or unremarkable.
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Each poem in the collection included its date of composition.
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In 1808, The Edinburgh Review published a harsh critique, dismissing Byron’s work as the self-centered effort of a young aristocrat.
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In response, Byron anonymously published English Bards and Scotch Reviewers in 1809, a satirical poem targeting his critics.
• Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788–1824)
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A British Romantic poet and satirist, known for his provocative lifestyle and poetry that stirred European imagination.
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Involved in several controversial matters, including illicit love affairs.
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His greatest work is Don Juan (1824), an epic satire.
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Referred to as the “Rebel Poet”.
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Died in Greece.
• Notable Works
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The Vision of Judgment (1822)
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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (Autobiographical poem; his most popular work)
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Hours of Idleness (Volume of Poetry)
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Lara
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English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
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Giaour
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Manfred
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Sardanapalus
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The Bride of Abydos
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The Two Foscari
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The Corsair
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Robert Southee
• Don Juan (1824)
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A satirical epic poem by Byron, portraying Don Juan not as a seducer but as a man easily led by women.
Source: Britannica, An ABC of English Literature by M Mofizar Rahman
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