Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Byronic Hero
A descriptive site about the term Byronic Hero as used by Lord Byron in "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage". With background information about the origin of this idealized yet flawed hero.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: Introduction: The Romantic Period
This is an introduction to the British Romantic Period with poets such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Lord Byron, Shelly, and Keats. It focuses on essential questions such as "How did the shift in perspective and beliefs change the...
University of Houston
University of Houston: English Romanticism
This webite on English Romanticism by Elizabeth Whitney focuses on the Romantic period including defining Romanticism, the history and politics, the Romantic poets, visual arts, and music. It also offers a link to the radio program "The...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Prisoner of Chillon
The poem, The Prisoner of Chillon, was written by Lord Byron in 1816. Read about the meaning, and important quotations from the poem in this comprehensive site.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Romanticism
What inspired the iconic poetry of the Romantic period, and how did the Romantic poets portray landscape, class, radicalism, and the sublime? Find out from this collection of articles.
University of Pennsylvania
Romanticism: Authors
This resource provides links to many authors of the Romantic era. Biographies, works, and portraits are displayed for each author.
Curated OER
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Lists the major works of several English Romantic poets, including William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes links to some works by William Blake.
Curated OER
John Keats
Lists the major works of several English Romantic poets, including William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes links to some works by William Blake.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: The Romantic Era
This personal site provides a description of the era, with an extensive list of links to authors of the time.