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3. They saw poetry as a healing energy. They regard poetry could purify the souls of individuals and society.
4. The Preface to the 2nd edition is a manifesto of the Romantic Movement.
5. Lyrical Ballads uses simple language to show strong sympathy with the poor， and it's the fusion of natural ascription with expression of inward state of mind.
The importance of William Wordsworth.
William Wordsworth is the leading figure of the English romantic poetry.
His is a voice of searchingly comprehensive humanity and one that inspires his audience to see the world freshly， sympathetically and naturally.
The most important contribution he has made is that he has not only started the modern poetry， the poetry of the growing inner self， but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature.
Selected Reading of William Wordsworth： [P179] I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
George Cordon Byron （1788-1824）
1788 He was born lame. Father died when he was 3 years old. He inherited the title of Baron and a large estate. He received his education at Harrow then Cambridge.
1809-11 He had a grand tour around Europe.
1811 23y， he took his seat in the House of Lords. He tried to show his sympathy for working class， esp. the Luddites. He made a speech at the House of Lords to attack royal people.
1815 He got married to Anna Isabella Milbanke. A year late， his wife left him and refused to return. His political enemy attacked him by saying his wife's leave was caused by his numerous love affairs with other women， esp. his half-sister Augusta.
1816 He exiled himself to Europe. He left England and never returned. In Italy， Byron joined the Carbonari， a secret Italian revolutionary organization. He assisted the Italian patriots in an uprising against the Austrian rule.
In Greece， he not only gave financial support to Greek revolutionists， but also took part in the fight as commander in chief to attack the Turks.
1824 He died of disease in Greece at the age of 36.
Throughout his life， Byron is very revolutionary， reactionary， and always fights for freedom.
Byronic Hero [P195]
1. A proud， mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.
2. A Byronic hero would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society， and would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules either in government， in religion， or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies.
3. The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions.
4. The figure is， to some extent， modeled on the life and personality of Byron himself.
Byron's Major Works
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
There are 4 cantos. First 2 cantos were written 1809-1810， England. Last 2 cantos were written after he exiled himself.
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