Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Lu par Peter Tucker
A young man, weary of a life of pleasure, leaves home to travel through Europe. In Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Lord Byron follows his journeys alongside the reflections they provoke on history, politics, nature, and the disappointments of life.
Across four cantos, the poem moves through landscapes marked by the wars and upheavals of the post-Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Harold’s travels provide a frame for Byron’s meditations on a continent shaped by conflict and change.
Part travel narrative and part personal reflection, the poem is known for its melancholy, searching voice. Its blend of individual disillusionment and broader historical feeling helped establish the Byronic hero as a figure of restless independence.
Chapitres
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| Dedication | 3:04 | Lu par Peter Tucker | |
| Canto the First | 49:50 | Lu par Peter Tucker | |
| Canto the Second | 50:38 | Lu par Peter Tucker | |
| Canto the Third | 1:00:28 | Lu par Peter Tucker | |
| Canto the Fourth Part 1 | 48:04 | Lu par Peter Tucker | |
| Canto the Fourth Part 2 | 44:11 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Critiques
Terrific reading
Robin Ray
A bit of a gallop through the text, but wonderfully spoken. Thank you.
superb
prusc
one of the best readings on librivox
Beautifully and expressively read. Thank you.
Chickadee Yellowfinch
WONDERFUL recipe for the generous images and lovely romantics
Devil's Rejects Moon
truly