LORD BYRON | ROMANTIC AGE | BRITISH LITERATURE | NTA UGC NET ENGLISH

NTA SEP 2020

Who among the following wrote “Mazeppa”, a long narrative poem about a 17th-century military reader of Ukraine?

1. William Cowper
2. Lord Byron
3. P B Shelley
4. S T Coleridge

Ans: B

Explanation: Lord Byron, the English poet, and politician belongs to the Romantic Period. Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by him in 18919. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709), who later became Hetman (military leader) of Ukraine. It tells the story about the love affair between young Mazeppa and a Polish Countess. Theresa. On discovering the affair, the Count punishes Mazeppa by tying him naked to a wild horse and setting the horse loose. The bulk of the poem describes the traumatic journey of the hero strapped to the horse.