One of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, Byron is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. He remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. Byron is considered to be the first modern-style celebrity. His image as the personification of the Byronic hero fascinated the public. The figure of the Byronic hero pervades much of his work, and Byron himself is considered to epitomise many of the characteristics of this literary figure. The use of a Byronic hero by many authors and artists of the Romantic movement show Byron's influence during the 19th century and beyond, including the Brontë sisters. His philosophy was more durably influential in continental Europe than in England; Friedrich Nietzsche admired him, and the Byronic hero was echoed in Nietzsche's Übermensch, or superman. Contents: The Poetry Collections HOURS OF IDLENESS CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE HEBREW MELODIES STANZAS FOR MUSIC OCCASIONAL PIECES, 1807-1824 DOMESTIC PIECES, 1816 SATIRES TALES THE GIAOUR THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS THE CORSAIR LARA THE SIEGE OF CORINTH PARISINA THE PRISONER OF CHILLON MAZEPPA THE ISLAND THE LAMENT OF TASSO THE PROPHECY OF DANTE THE MORGANTE MAGGIORE OF PULCI FRANCESCA OF RIMINI BEPPO MINOR POEMS DRAMAS MANFRED MARINO FALIERO SARDANAPALUS THE TWO FOSCARI CAIN: A MYSTERY HEAVEN AND EARTH WERNER THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED DON JUAN The Short Story The Letters

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824), simply known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and peer. One of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, Byron is regarded as one of the greatest English poets