Lord Byron's 'Darkness': Analysis and Interpretation
Abstract
'Darkness,' a short poem Byron wrote in 1816, is a dream vision of the end of the universe. Byron creates a swift movement of Time through the use of blank verse, enjambment, and punctuation. The poem's gloomy and depressing tone is directly related to the personal depression Byron suffered from during his first summer in Switzerland, after he left England for the last time. The contempt for man displayed in the poem occurs in many of Byron's works. 'Darkness' is one of Byron's bitterest works, however, as man is reduced to a bestial state where no love, compassion, or heroic action exists.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA046875
Entities
People
- David M. Mazurowski
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology