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The Giaour is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1813 by John Murray and printed by Thomas Davison. It was the first in the series of Byron's Oriental romances. The Giaour proved to be a great success when published, consolidating Byron's reputation critically and commercially.
Bear witness, Greece, thy living page! Attest it many a deathless age! While Kings, in dusty darkness hid, Have left a namesless pyramid, Thy Heroes, though the general doom Hath swept the column from their tomb, A mightier monument command, The mountains of thy native land!
The Giaour is a fragmentary narrative poem set in a Turkey. It concerns the giaour who loves Leila, a member of a harem. For disobeying her master Hassan, she is drowned in the sea.
A poem by George Gordon Byron, inspired by the story of a female slave who was thrown into the sea for infidelity and avenged by her lover. The poem depicts the beauty and tragedy of Greece, the contrast between nature and tyranny, and the theme of love and death.
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Feb 29, 2024 · The Giaour (1813) by George Gordon Byron. →. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, Wikidata item. The Giaour was first published in 1813 and the first in the series of Oriental romances. As well, it is often considered as one of the first examples of vampire fiction..
Giaour is a poem by Lord Byron, published in 1813, about a female slave, Leila, who loves a Christian man, the Giaour, and is persecuted by her Turkish master, Hassan. The poem explores themes of love, revenge, and remorse in a Byronic hero.
May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the The Giaour poem by George Gordon Lord Byron on Poetry.com
