During the Romantic period in Britain, critic Hazlett painted written portraits of representative figures in the fields of literature, thought, and politics, including Byron, in "The Spirit of the Times or Contemporary Portraits". Hazrit compared Byron to Scott and believed that Byron was a "product of his own will," aloof and indifferent. Hazlett believed that Byron catered to the spirit of the times, and his extreme and unrestrained fantasies had reached their limits. Hazrit's so-called 'zeitgeist' refers to the conflict between the continuous improvement and progress of intellectual thinking and the inherent weaknesses of static human nature. Abstraction is an important representation of the spirit of the times, and together with legitimacy, it constitutes an important cause of public spirit and public opinion. Hazrit depicted various exercises of abstract tendencies in 'The Spirit of the Times'. Utilitarianism became prevalent in the 1920s, and poetry no longer posed a challenge to empirical philosophy. In the conflict between Coleridge and Bentham's abstract system, Mill separated the spirit of the times.

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Explored whether Byron catered to the zeitgeist described by Hazrit. Hazlett believed that Byron's poetry lacked novelty due to its tendency towards abstraction, especially in his analysis of Byron's dramatic creations in "On Reason and Imagination". Hazlett criticized Byron's "Young Hero Harold's Travels" for being too grand and abstract, failing to provide new feelings or ideas, and instead using strong language to repeat known things. However, the chapter also points out that "Young Hero Harold's Travels" expresses opposition to abstraction in certain parts and encourages the observation of history through a micro perspective. For example, the imagery of "broken mirrors" in Volume 3 and the description of St. Peter's Basilica in Volume 4 both reflect a focus on details and a gradual understanding of the grand spectacle. In addition, the chapter also discusses the concept of "world citizen" in Byron's works, as well as the attitude of the protagonist Harold towards the world during his travels, reflecting Byron's alienation from the spirit of the times. Byron's satire of contemporary English poets in "Don Juan" and his nostalgia for ancient poets in "The Travels of Young Hero Harold" further demonstrate his resistance to the spirit of the times. Finally, the chapter emphasizes Byron's pursuit of freedom beyond borders, history, and language by quoting the words of Saint Victor Hugo, reflecting the spirit of romanticism in search.

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Explored Woolf's evaluation of Byron and her views on literary criticism. In the spring of 1922, Woolf wrote "Byron and Mr. Briggs", using Byron's example to illustrate the difference between the reading practice of "ordinary readers" and professional academic criticism, believing that the emotional language of ordinary readers is more poetic. She criticized various theories and judgments in the field of criticism at that time, believing that critics always use a principle to generalize and explain all modern literature, while book reviewers' reading is closer to that of ordinary readers. Woolf emphasized the importance of ordinary readers, believing that in an era without critics, past and present literature must exist in the hands of those who continue to read literature.

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This year marks the 200th anniversary of Byron's death, and Byron researcher McGonagall published "Byron and the Art of Adversarial Poetry," highlighting the features of opposition and contradiction in Byron's poetry. McGann believed that Byron and Blake had similar souls and were both seen as' madmen ', deviating from the needs of the times. Byron advocated breaking all systems, viewing language as a gift, and dedicated himself to liberating language. He opposes the spirit of compromise in the era and maintains the characteristic of the reactive force in poetry. Byron mainly resisted two language phenomena: one was fashionable jargon, which was the habit of using language forms to defame the world; The second is the systematization of poetry, which believes that the theoretical system is the path to language imprisonment. He portrayed the critic and poetry theorist side in his letters and poetry, harshly criticizing fashionable jargon, emphasizing that poetic language should conform to the true nature of life, and emphasizing the inclusiveness and freedom of poetic language. Byron opposed the systematization of poetry and satirized the Lake Poets for being stagnant and fabricating theories that he believed were reasonable. He refused to place poetic principles within any system or philosophy, emphasizing the importance of free thinking. McGann pointed out that Byron belongs to the humanistic tradition represented by Socrates, Cicero, Seneca, and Montaigne, marking a moment of human awakening. Byron, through his poetic practice, strives to free language from all constraints and not conform to any strong tones of the times. This effort is still necessary today, and Byron's spirit still lives in the present.