¶ … pleasant and romantic world depicted in "She Walks in Beauty," Byron illustrates a dark, cold, and hopeless world in "Darkness." "Darkness" is an elaborately detailed poem that remains a testament to Byron's flexibility as a poet. When I consider the personal and external forces at work in Byron's life at this time, it becomes easier to understand how he could so masterfully create a world that was full of despair and so far removed from the world he illustrated in "She Walks Like Beauty."
By the time "Darkness" was published, Byron was already established as a poet whose talent covered a wide range. (Bartleby) "She Walks in Beauty" was written in 1814, and is presumably written for Mrs. Robert John Wilmot, Byron's cousin. (Wu 668). Although only two years separate the two poems, there were forces other than love that were influencing Byron's life during those years. History provides a broader understanding of the meaning of the poem.
David Perkins states in English Romantic Writers, that "Darkness" was probably inspired by Mary Shelley's The Last Man, published in 1806. (Perkins 795) Another consideration for the Byron's inspiration is Vathek, the "notoriously decadent oriental tale by William Beckford,' which was published in 1786. Apparently, Byron was a fan of the novel. According to Cox and Snodgrass, Vathek, at least in part, inspired "Darkness." (Romantic Circles)
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