English Literature / Unit 13 ENL 1204 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
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The idea
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, published between eighteen twelve and eighteen eighteen in Spenserian stanzas, follows a world-weary young man travelling through Europe. Its first two cantos made Byron a celebrity overnight; he wrote, "I awoke one morning and found myself famous."
In practice
A weary wanderer; overnight fame.
Where people slip
Harold is the first Byronic hero.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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