Byron's Use of Language in Description of East/West and its Albanian Reception.

In this paper, using a hermeneutic approach, I discuss G. G. Byron's use of language in describing the socio-political and geographical issues of the countries he visited during his travels in Europe, primarily with regard to Albania. I show that in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Byron depicted Albanian scenery in an attempt to create homophily. I also analyse the Albanian reception of the English poet's vision. I justify the relevance of incorporating Byron's position on Albania into the consciousness of the Albanian people, as well as supplementing the Albanian language with the oriental vocabulary he used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]