LORD BYRON
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
Online Lecture
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Lecturer: Anne Harbers
Date: Monday 30 June, 2025
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 7.30pm AEST | 7.00pm SA | 4.30pm WA | 9.30pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
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overview
Described as ‘mad, bad & dangerous to know,’ Lord Byron was an icon of English literature, cultural rebel and master of self-mythology.
Celebrated for poetic works, Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Byron helped shape the Romantic movement and gave birth to the ‘Byronic hero’ – a charismatic figure defined by inner conflict and a disdain for moral conventions. Beyond his literary achievements, Byron was a master of self-presentation, cultivating his public persona through carefully commissioned portraits and paintings. At the age of 10, he inherited Newstead Abbey – an ancestral estate granted to his family by Henry VIII in 1540 – which would later feature in his poetry and symbolize his aristocratic roots and gothic sensibility.
Join Anne Harbers for an illuminating introduction to Lord Byron – offering valuable insights into his personal life and enduring impact on Romantic literature and culture.
YOUR EXPERT LECTURER
Anne Harbers is an experienced presenter and writer on Art History and Decorative Arts. After taking degrees in Chemistry and enjoying a career in medical research and international business, Anne followed her heart and obtained an MA degree from the University of Sydney. She now shares her time between Australia and the Netherlands while working on her PhD on the 17th century Dutch still-life painter, Abraham van Beyeren. A long- time enthusiast for 18th century European decorative arts and English literature, she is currently undertaking art history research projects relating to British and European subjects.
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