- The
Byronic hero is a
variant of the
Romantic hero as a type of character,
named after the
English Romantic poet Lord Byron.
Historian and
critic Lord...
- poem was
widely imitated. It
contributed to the cult of the
wandering Byronic hero who
falls into
melancholic reverie as he
contemplates scenes of natural...
- novel's
titular protagonist, Jane Eyre. He is
regarded as an
archetypal Byronic hero.
Edward Rochester is the oft-absent
master of
Thornfield Hall, where...
- Rameau's
Nephew in the 18th century, and is also used more
broadly to
cover Byronic heroes as well,
created by the
English poet Lord Byron.
Literary Romanticism...
- "knight-errant",
particular to
European medieval chivalric romance literature, and
Byronic hero,
especially in
European Romanticism.
Hubert Babinski, in a review...
- This
character became a
model for many
charismatic Gothic villains and
Byronic heroes. Milton's "version of the myth of the fall and redemption, creation...
- nationalism. The book was
notable for
featuring the
first version of the
Byronic hero
outside of Byron's own work as well as a
detailed scrutiny of the...
- the
central theme of the
second volume.
Heathcliff has been
considered a
Byronic hero, but
critics have
pointed out that he
reinvents himself at various...
-
jealousy and
anger destroy both him and
those around him; in short, the
Byronic hero. He is
better known for
being a
romantic hero due to his youthful...
- It is an
example of the
superfluous man novel,
noted for its
compelling Byronic hero (or antihero)
Pechorin and for the
beautiful descriptions of the Caucasus...
