Manfred
Lord Byron · 1817
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Description
Lord Byron wrote Manfred in Switzerland during the stormy summer of 1816, the same season that produced Frankenstein. He called it a dramatic poem rather than a stage play. It was published in 1817 and quickly became one of his most famous works.
Manfred is a nobleman and magician living alone in the Alps, crushed by guilt over a lost beloved. He summons spirits and demands forgetfulness, but refuses to bow to any power, good or evil. Even at death he defies the demons who come for him. The poem is Byron's answer to Faust and the purest portrait of his defiant hero.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lord Byron |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1817 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59.8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource |
Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Manfred%2C_a_dramatic_poem