Byron, Shelley, and Keats

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Byron, Shelley, and Keats

• The Second Wave of Romantic Poetry

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George Gordon, Lord Byron

• NTK
• Born in Scotland
• At age 10, when his cousin died in battle he
  became Baron of Rochdale (Lord)
• He died in Greece on a vacation at age 36.

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Childe Harolds Pilgrimage

• Read the background on page 721
• Canto 1
• What is most important to the speaker?
• What does he want to be able to express?
• Canto 4
• How does he feel about his writing?
• How has the speaker changed?

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

• NTK 1792-1822 (died at 30!)
• At 19 he eloped with a 16 year old girl and they
  ran from both their families.
• Three years later he left her and ran away with
  the 17 year old Mary Godwin and married her.
• NTK His wife, Mary Shelley was also a famous
  writer, most known for her work - Frankenstein
• In 1822 his boat was caught in a storm and he
  drowned in Italy.

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Ozymandias

• Turn to page 731
• Questions
• In what part of the world does this take place?
  What is the setting like?
• What does the speaker see on the ground?
• Who was Ozymandias?
• How do you think the sculptor felt about
  Ozymandias?

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John Keats

• Lived a tragic life
• Orphaned at age 14
• Had very poor health all his life
• Was not allowed to marry his love due to his
  poverty and sickness
• NTK
• His life of struggle inspired his poetry
• He lived from 1795-1821, dying at the age of 26.

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When I Have Fears

• Turn to page 748
• Questions
• What does the first line mean?
• Why might it be appropriate, given what you know
  about Keatss life?
• What is he afraid hell never get the chance to
  do?