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The Prisoner of Chillon
2010
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The Prisoner of Chillon is a narrative poem written by the famous English poet, Lord Byron. The poem tells the story of a man named Francois Bonivard, who was imprisoned in the Chateau de Chillon, a castle on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Bonivard was a political prisoner who was held captive for six years during the 16th century.Through the poem, Byron explores themes of freedom, isolation, and the power of the human spirit. The poem is divided into stanzas, each of which tells a different part of Bonivard's story. Byron uses vivid imagery and powerful language to describe the castle and its surroundings, as well as the emotions and thoughts of the prisoner.The Prisoner of Chillon is considered one of Byron's most famous works and is often studied in literature classes. It is a powerful and moving poem that explores the depths of human suffering and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.There are seven pillars of Gothic mould, In Chillon's dungeons deep and old, There are seven columns, massy and gray, Dim with a dull imprison'd ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way, And through the crevice and the cleft Of the thick wall is fallen and left.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Lord Byron
Lord Byron
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George Gordon Byron (invariably known as Lord Byron), later Noel, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale FRS was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So, we'll go no more a roving, in addition to the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond. Byron's notabilty rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured upper-class living, numerous love affairs, debts, and separation. He was notably described by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Byron served as a regional leader of Italy's revolutionary organization, the Carbonari, in its struggle against Austria. He later travelled to fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence, for which Greeks revere him as a national hero. He died from a fever contracted while in Messolonghi in Greece.

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