Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron
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"Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" by Lord Byron is a long narrative poem published between 1812 and 1818. It follows a young man disillusioned with a life of pleasure as he travels through Europe seeking distraction in foreign lands. From Spain and Portugal to Greece, the battlefield of Waterloo, and Italy, Harold encounters natural beauty and historic sites while falling into melancholic reverie. The poem became wildly popular, establishing the archetype of the wandering
Byronic hero and powerfully influencing European Romanticism across literature, music, and painting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 |
|---|---|
| Title | Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childe_Harold%27s_Pilgrimage |
| Credits | Produced by Les Bowler and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Poetry |
| Subject | Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Europe -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5131 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Feb 1, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12808 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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