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A 7 page research paper that examines the poetry of George Gordon, Lord Byron in regards to his use of temporality. This examination of Byron's verse examines specifically this sense of temporality and how it affects his portrayal of the heroic protagonists. Essentially this shows that the Byronic hero stands outside of temporality due to his experiences. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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physically attractive, characterized by both his mystery and his worldly knowledge. The Byronic hero, as shown in Byrons poem Manfred is also much more. For example, Manfred is a brooding
and passionate, yet also filled with remorse, an unrepentant and perpetual wanderer who seems disconnected from any specific place or time. The embodiment of rugged individualism, he is inevitably the
epitome of a "mans man," yet also capable of deep emotion. A central feature of the Byronic hero is the manner in which Byron relates these characters to time. Critic
Deborah Lutz points out that Byronic hero is trapped within the past, "imprisoned in a soul tormented by remorse" (23). In a certain sense, the Byronic hero, inevitably, has lost
the ability to be fully in the present (23). The following examination of Byrons verse examines specifically this sense of temporality and how it affects his portrayal of the heroic
protagonists. Essentially this shows that the Byronic hero stands outside of temporality due to his experiences. As Lutz puts it, the Byronic hero occludes time "in his ownership of infinity.
He has lived ages, an eternity, even though he is still young" (23). Byrons quintessential protagonist is Childe Harold, who surveys everything from battles to the birthplace of philosophers
and writers in his extensive travels (Lutz 23). Linking him to traditions that span back to Odysseus, Harold is essentially in search of a homeland, which he never finds but
longs for (Lutz 23). The Byronic hero, especially in both Giaour and Childe Harold, roans the world, both disenchanted and exiled, having found no berth where he can enjoy the
domesticity of society (Lutz 23).One of the most amazing features of Childe Harolds Pilgrimage is that, on a very basic level, it is simply a complex travelogue that turns the
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