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Byronic hero
拜伦式英雄
The
Byronic hero
is an idealized but flawed character exemplified
in the life and
writings of Lord Byron,
characterized by his ex-lover Lady Caroline Lamb
as being
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The
Byronic hero first appears in Byron's
semi-autobiographical epic narrative
poem
Childe Harold's
Pilgrimage
(1812-18).
Characteristics
The Byronic
hero typically exhibits the following
characteristics:
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high level of
intelligence and perception
cunning and able to adapt
sophisticated and educated
self-critical and introspective
mysterious, magnetic and
charismatic
struggling with
integrity
power of
seduction and sexual attraction
social and sexual dominance
emotional conflicts, bipolar
tendencies, or
moodiness
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a distaste for social institutions and
norms
being an exile, an
outcast, or an outlaw
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disrespect of rank and privilege
a troubled past
cynicism
arrogance
self-
destructive behavior
History
After
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
,
the Byronic hero made an appearance in many of
Byron's other works, including his
series of poems on Oriental themes:
The
Giaour
(1813),
The Corsair
(1814) and
Lara
(1814); and his closet
play
Manfred
(1817).
Byron's influence was manifested by
many authors and artists of the Romantic
movement and by writers of Gothic
fiction during the 19th century. Lord Byron was
the model for the title character of
Glenarvon
(1816), by Byron's
erstwhile lover Lady
Caroline Lamb, and
for Lord Ruthven in the
The
Vampyre
(1819) by Byron's personal
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