Title: The Giaour
Subtitle: a fragment of a Turkish tale
Description: This is one of Byron's great Turkish tales told in very fine style.  I have a lot of favorite Byron poems, or parts thereof.  The Giaour is a wonderful poem and I think Byron at his best.  I don't know why it's not as famous as Harold; I enjoy reading this poem over and over.  Maybe it is as famous; however, neither Berlioz nor Tchaikovsky honored it with a masterpiece of music or opera.  Painted by Eugène Delacroix (1826) in a masterpiece of color, now found in Chicago, I suspect in high tribute, by a great artist.  I believe Giaour shows Byron's respect for Islam with regards to religion, but firmly takes a stand for women, however briefly.  I think Byron intends Giaour to be pronounced as xio-er to rhyme with bower or power, and used as a disyllable.
Subjects: One of Byron's great poems of the Orient
Places: Turkey
People: The National Anthem of the USA and Giaour.  ""What were both written in 1812?"" Alex.
Time periods: Timeless, likely based on legend.