Assignment+Guide

toc For my own reference, and to assist in finding where sections of this wiki, relating to specific requirements for this project, reside, I have compiled this list.

=Biographical information= //Provide complete biographical background. Where and when she/he grew up. How many people in the family? What was the childhood like? What type of jobs did he/she have? When did she/he first publish? Did he/she marry? Have kids? Die?//
 * The Birth, Life and Death of Lord Byron
 * Such Devoted Friends
 * 'Fragment of a Novel' and the Birth of Modern Horror

=Critical Reception= //What did critics of their time say about them? How popular was this person? Did they make a living at it, or did they wallow in poverty because of their love of poetry? What do critics of today have to say about this person? What impact did their poetry have? Any great achievements? What books were the most popular?//
 * Critical Reception - Past and Present

=General History= //Provide a general history of what the world was like at the times. If the poet lived in the 1820s or the 1960s, you must provide what life was like at the time. Not just war and political, but social history as well. What was it like to be alive back then? How did these times affect the writer? Again make use of images/video to help make this interesting.//
 * Byron's Europe, 1788-1824

=Literary Theory= //You need to interpret three poems using MARXIST, FEMINIST, and one other LITERARY THEORY we did not cover in class (You can’t use Reader-Response—that will be covered elsewhere in this project). So, one poem will be analyzed by the Marxist approach, and another poem with the Feminist, and the other approach you pick from our book. Give a brief explanation what these theories are as well when you analyze this poem.//

Archetypal

 * The Archetype of the 'Byronian Hero' in Don Juan

=A Difficult Poem= //Interpret a difficult poem— write what you think the poem means. Make sure you go through it thoroughly; refer to specific lines and what they mean to you.//
 * 'Darkness' (1816)

=Favorite Poem= //In addition to the poems you picked in #7 and #6, pick a favorite poem and explain why it’s a great poem. Also, pick what you think is their worst poem and why. You must make use of the poetic terminology we have gone over in class anytime you discuss a poem.//
 * 'Epitaph to a Dog' (1808)

=Analysis of Work= //After reading a wide range of this author’s work, write about what themes or patterns you have discovered to be common among them. Is death prevalent through his/her poems? Why do you think they focus on death? What images or symbols are used a lot in the poems? Compare and contrast several poems or parts of poems to get this across (use a couple of poems to demonstrate this).//
 * The Romantic Poetry of Lord Byron - Themes and Analysis

=Compare/Contrast to Music= //Compare/Contrast a poem to a song by a modern musical artist. How are they alike or different? Provide the lyrics from the song and the poem. (Poem must be different than the poems used in # 6, 7, and 8). Refer to specific lines of the poem and the song in your analysis.//

=Compare to Celebrity= //Who does this poet most resemble in our modern culture? (It can be a rapper, actor, singer, writer, politician, whoever). What modern figure closely resembles the spirit and vibe of the poet you are writing about? Why? Explain.//
 * Poet, Rockstar - Byron and Morrison?

=Works Considered=
 * 1) Darkness
 * 2) Epitaph to a Dog
 * 3) Don Juan, here and here
 * 4) Fragment of a Novel
 * 5) Manfred
 * 6) Cain