Byronic hero
Type of antihero often characterized by isolation and contemplation
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Byronic hero
Summary
Byronic hero is a stock character[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of stock_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,215 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Byronic hero's instance of is recorded as stock character[3].
- Lord Byron is named after Byronic hero[4].
- Byronic hero is a type of Romantic hero[5].
- Byronic hero is a type of tragic hero[6].
- Byronic hero is a type of literary character[7].
- Byronic hero's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
- Byronic hero's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/dela012alge01_01/dela012alge01_01_00079.php[9].
- Byronic hero's described at URL is recorded as http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kruger/dads-cads.html[10].
- Byronic hero's described by source is recorded as Q96870923[11].
- Byronic hero's present in work is recorded as Childe Harold's Pilgrimage[12].
- Byronic hero's present in work is recorded as Manfred[13].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as arrogance[14].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as loneliness[15].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as misanthropy[16].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as cynicism[17].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as pride[18].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as melancholia[19].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as erudition[20].
- Byronic hero's has characteristic is recorded as self-destructive behaviour[21].
- Byronic hero's first appearance is recorded as Childe Harold's Pilgrimage[22].
- Byronic hero's first appearance is recorded as Faust, Part One[23].
- Byronic hero's first appearance is recorded as Paradise Lost[24].
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Definition and Type
Byronic hero's instance of is recorded as stock character[3]. Recorded subclass of include Romantic hero[5], tragic hero[6], and literary character[7].
Origins
Lord Byron is named after Byronic hero[4].
Why It Matters
Byronic hero ranks in the top 1% of stock_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,215 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]