Abstract

This article investigates how Byron alludes to a contemporary writer, Thomas Moore, in “She Walks in Beauty” (1815). It examines Byron’s creative reverberation of Moore’s “Erin! the Tear and the Smile in Thine Eyes” in terms of structure, imagery, and thematic concerns, which pave the way to his portrayal of Aurora Raby in Canto XV of Don Juan. Byron’s admiration of Moore’s poetic achievement evokes “Erin” poem by emphasizing his female protagonist’s personal and spiritual character, which departs from Moore’s focus on Erin’s political and national ramifications. Byron’s adoption of his poem in “She Walks in Beauty” motivates him to procreate Aurora’s character in Don Juan, which conveys his spiritual and religious awareness. His reworking of Moore enables him to respond to his contemporary reviewers’ prejudice against tainted Byronic figures appearing in Turkish Tales published between 1813-14.

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