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A Study Guide for Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty" - Gale
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She Walks in Beauty
Lord Byron
1815
Introduction
Written in 1814, when Byron was twenty-six years old, and published in Hebrew Melodies in 1815, the poem of praise She Walks in Beauty
was inspired by the poet’s first sight of his young cousin by marriage, Anne Wilmot. According to literary historians, Byron’s cousin wore a black gown that was brightened with spangles. This description helps the reader understand the origin of the poem, and its mixing together of images of darkness and light, but the poem itself cannot be reduced to its origins; its beauty lies in its powerful description not only of a woman’s physical beauty, but also of her interior strengths. There is no mention in the poem of spangles or a gown, no images of a woman actually walking, because the poet is after something larger than mere physical
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