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Manfred (Paperback)
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Manfred (Paperback)
Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature
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Discovery Miles 4 550
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A quintessential depiction of the Byronic hero, Byron's poetic
drama Manfred centers on the interior sufferings of its
psychologically tortured title character, who is haunted by the
death of his forbidden lover. A radically autonomous figure,
Manfred rejects help from other human beings, refuses Christian
absolution, and disdains dark supernatural entities far more
powerful than he is. Despite (or perhaps in part also because of)
scandalous associations between the work and Byron's own tumultuous
personal life, it was a considerable success from the start-and
soon became far more than merely successful; Manfred exerted a
powerful shaping force on the Romantic sensibility for decades
after Byron's death. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature
edition of Manfred is accompanied by a substantial selection of
contextual materials including Byron's original draft of the play's
conclusion; influences on the poem, such as Paradise Lost, Goethe's
Faust, and Vathek; examples of the Byronic hero from the poet's
other writings; a selection of contemporary reviews; and an excerpt
from Man-Fred, a dramatic parody in which the protagonist is
reimagined as a chimney-sweep.
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