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A.
Writing Performance
In 1803, Byron wrote quite a few poems out of the love affair with his remote cousin, Mary Chaworth, who was engaged.
From 1804, he started to correspond with his half sister, Augusta, who was the daughter of Captain John Byron and his first wife, and was raised by her maternal grandmother.
His first and second publications of poetry,
Fugitive Pieces and
Poems on Various Occasions were published at his own expense anonymously.
Neither collections of poetry had brought him the reputation and controversy like
Hours of Idleness.
Though being criticized, Byron appeared to be unaffected.
But later he reappeared with satiric productions of
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers and thence, Byron was praised and evaluated highly.
The first work after his renowned satires were two cantos of
Childe Harold, published by Robert Dallas in 1811.
The third canto was not finished until five years later.
It was brought to publication with
The Prisoner of Chillon and other poems that Byron composed with the encouragement from Shelley.
Probably at the same time, Byron continued to work on
Manfred and sent it to John Murray.
The theme of incest in Manfred aroused rumors and gossips once again, and made Augusta Leigh, Byron's sister, panic.
In 1817, Byron's financial situation being eased, he took his illegitimate daughter, Allegra to Palazzo Mocenigo, his residence.
It was during this time Byron began to compose his masterpiece,
Don Juan.
Byron shocked his friends with his creation of
On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year
in 1824, implying his reluctance in writing.
B.
Prominent Romantic Relationship and Liaison
1. Mary Duff – who Byron claimed that he loved since seven and could not get over until sixteen years old, after receiving the news that she is married
2. Augusta Leigh – Byron's six-years-senior half sister, remained intimate correspondence with him since Byron was sixteen; their even closer relationship began when Byron was 25 years old.
Byron and Augusta remained bold and intimate courtship until they were filed to separate from each other
3. Mary Chaworth – a distant cousin Byron fell in love with and created many poems for in 1803
4. Teresa Macri – a twelve-year-old girl Byron courted when he was in Greence?, for whom he wrote
Maid of Athens. Byron considered to take her with him on his journey, but Teresa’s mother demanded so high a price that Byron decided to send Teresa the poem instead.
5. Lady Caroline Lamb – an importunate aristocracy running after Byron until he took her back to her family
6. Lady Oxford – a successive pursuer of Lady Caroline, sixteen years older than Byron
7. Annabella Milbanke – Byron's legal wife, for whom Byron had no affection; filed for separation from him after their daughter was born.
8. Claire (Jane) Clairmont – also bore Byron a daughter, Allegra, who Byron did not recognize as his own blood.
Claire followed Byron for some time and introduced him to the Shelleys.
She was the one who copied several works of Byron, but was refused and ignored later in Byron's life.
Claire completely disengaged from Byron when Allegra died
9.
Marianna Segati – Byron's mistress in Venice
10.
La Fornarina – another mistress after Segati
11.
Teresa Guiccioli – a 19-year-old Contessa, who Byron had affair with and followed to Ravenna when he was in mid-thirties.
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