Lord Byron popularized the idea of the Byronic hero, most of whom are known for their moody personalities and haunted pasts. A critical element of the anti-hero is social commentary. Most anti ...

Snape oozes brooding Byronic hero. Dark and deeply flawed, he strides around Hogwarts like a cauldron ready to boil over. At first, we think it’s down to the fact he never manages to get awarded ...

Swoon over Bronte's Byronic hero Heathcliff, Homer's fearsome Achilles, and charismatic rebels like Catch-22's Yossarian, revel in the inappropriate allure of intelligent killers like Dostoevsky's ...