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BYRON, GEORGE GORDON, LORD ° (–), English poet.

Though not all are specifically Jewish in theme, some express sympathy for the plight of the Jews. They were published in as A Selection of Hebrew Melodies, Ancient and Modern; with appropriate symphonies and accompaniments; the poetry written expressly for the work by the Right Hon. Lord Byron. One of the best known of these poems is "The Destruction of Sennacherib.

These poems were translated into Hebrew by J. In a later work, the satirical Age of Bronze , Byron adopted a hostile attitude toward the Jews, whose emancipation he opposed and whose alleged support for foreign tyranny Turks against Greeks he denounced with many unpleasant allusions.

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January – 19 April ) was a British poet and peer.

More controversy was aroused in Christian circles by Byron's biblical verse play, Cain , which reflected the radical poet's religious skepticism. Marjarum, Byron as Skeptic and Believer ; M. Modder, Jew in the Literature of England , —7; O. Fisch, Dual Image , 53— Source: Encyclopaedia Judaica. All Rights Reserved. Download our mobile app for on-the-go access to the Jewish Virtual Library.

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