His poetry encountered great critical interest for its "employment of satire and verbal digression, its presentation of the individual versus society, and its treatment of guilt and innocence" (Safier, 528). Byron considered Alexander Pope--an important satirist in the Age of Reason--as a model for him and his writing, thus influencing his own satirical style. ... At the age of 21, Byron was given a seat at the House of Lords and went to sessions for that year (Slovey and Haerens 67). ...

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