Byronic hero

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A character type originating in the works of Lord Byron, typically characterized by introspection, arrogance, cynicism, emotional depth, and moral ambiguity; often alienated from society and at odds with conventional morality.
An archetype of a moody, brooding, rebellious, and self-destructive antihero found across later fiction and media, marked by intelligence, passion, and alienation from social norms.

/baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/ /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/ /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk ˈhiɹ.oʊ/

Byronic hero Byronic heroes Byronic heros

Romantic hero antihero

classical hero ideal hero

Byronic antiheroism tragic hero Romanticism

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