Lord Byron; c'est la vie Blog

The “Lord Byron; c’est la vie” blog is a very helpful and interesting blog. The blog is created by Valentine Protsenko, Selina Chart, Amanda Reed, and Sydnie Janes. Their posts are all about Lord Byron and they contain a lot of information about his poetry. Because I did not know what c’est la vie meant, I was interested and wanted to read their blog. The group’s layout is nice because it is pleasing to the eye, but yet also easy to read, has pictures, and shows videos.

There is a lot of really good information on their blog but I especially liked how they went through some of Lord Byron’s poems such as “Darkness” and “And Thou Art Dead, as Young and Fair.” They explained what the poems were about and gave a clear understanding of what Byron was trying to convey. I found The Byronic Hero post really interesting. It explained what a Byronic Hero is and where it appeared in Lord Byron’s work. Amanda Reed stated, “A Byronic Hero is an idealized, but flawed young man who is often haunted by their past.” She also explained how “The Byronic Hero is merely an extension of Byron himself.” The five videos about how Lord Byron was a sexual magnet were really interesting and stood out to me. The videos told about how Byron’s work was so explicit and crude that they could not publish some of them. Also the biography of Lord Byron was excellent because it provided a lot of information on his life, family, and poems.

This blog is very important because it explains how good of a poet Lord Byron was and brings you through some of his work. For those who do not know about Romanticism or Lord Byron, it is very educational. When looking at Lord Byron’s Biography post, I found that it teaches a lot about who he was and gives an idea about the topic of Romanticism. The site was easy to explore and look through. Overall, the group did a very nice job, gave great information, and showed much knowledge on Lord Byron.