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Poetry and life of Lord Byron
Byron attends a private ball where he witnesses the waltz, which was largely introduced to England in this year. Image: Richard Westall, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1813, National Portrait Gallery, London). This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.
Cheryl A. Wilson, “The Arrival of the Waltz in England, 1812″
In July 1816, Lord Byron writes his poem, “Darkness,” a vision of chaotic disorder and universal extinction consequent upon the disappearance of the sun. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Martin Meisel, "On the Age of the Universe"
Gillen D'Arcy Wood, "1816, The Year without a Summer"
15 Oct. 1822 – 30 July 1823: The Liberal [The radical journal, the Liberal, edited by Leigh Hunt, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, begins its four-issue publication run in 1822, ending in 1823. Individual publication dates for issues one through four are as follows: 15 Oct 1822, 1 January 1823, 26 April 1823, 30 July 1823. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Jane Stabler, “Religious Liberty in the ‘Liberal,’ 1822-23″
On 10 February 1824, publication of Byron's The Deformed Transformed. Byron’s late drama, published as a fragment, garners largely negative reviews. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Angela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction”
On 26 March 1824, publisher John Hunt brings out the last cantos (15-16) of Byron’s unfinished mock-epic poem Don Juan. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Angela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction”
On 19 April 1824, death of Lord Byron. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Angela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction”
From 1–16 July 1824, public funeral rites for Byron in England. Following Byron’s death at Missolonghi, Greece, his body was returned to England for burial at Hucknall Torkard Church in Nottinghamshire. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Angela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction”
| Date | Event | Created by | Associated Places | |
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| Jun 1812 |
Byron witnesses a waltz
ArticlesCheryl A. Wilson, “The Arrival of the Waltz in England, 1812″ |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 1 Jul 1816 |
Byron, "Darkness"
In July 1816, Lord Byron writes his poem, “Darkness,” a vision of chaotic disorder and universal extinction consequent upon the disappearance of the sun. Image: Thomas Philipps, Portrait of Lord Byron (1824). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired. Articles |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 15 Oct 1822 to 30 Jul 1823 |
The Liberal
Articles |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 10 Feb 1824 |
Deformed Transformed
Related ArticlesAngela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction” |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 26 Mar 1824 |
Don Juan, Cantos 15-16
Related ArticlesAngela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction” |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 19 Apr 1824 |
Death of Lord Byron
Related ArticlesAngela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction” |
David Rettenmaier | ||
| 1 Jul 1824 to 16 Jul 1824 |
Byron's funeral rites
Related ArticlesAngela Esterhammer, “1824: Improvisation, Speculation, and Identity-Construction” |
David Rettenmaier |
