Abstract

Lord Byron (1788-1824) is a Romantic writer who was outcast from English society, due to his nonconventional behavior. In quest for happiness far from England Byron went through Portugal, Spain, Malta, Albania, Greece and Turkey where he became acquainted with the area and found a source of his inspiration. His long stay particularly in Balkan region created him an opportunity of not just visiting the region, but also delving in its culture. Byron never withdrew himself from using the information he gathered on the field and he did the same in the case of The Giaour which is the subject of our study. In this study on The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale, we were in pursuit of the narrative details. Witnessing the existence of multiple narrators, we strived to analyze the differences and similarities of their mentality. Knowing the fact that there are religious dissimilarities, we likewise saw that the long joint existence created cultural affiliation. Analyzing these varieties in the narrators’ mindset we came to the conclusion of Byron’s attempt to be objective observer where he stumbles.

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