| Front | Manfred |
|---|---|
| Back | A Dramatic poem Lord Byron 1817 Awesome scenery of the Alps Manfred tortured by remorse He dies as it was prophesied Manfred: A dramatic poem is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Gothic fiction. Byron commenced this work in late 1816, only a few months after the famous ghost-story sessions with Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley that provided the initial impetus for Frankenstein. The supernatural references are made clear throughout the poem. Manfred was adapted musically by Robert Schumann in 1852, in a composition entitled Manfred: Dramatic Poem with Music in Three Parts, and later by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in his Manfred Symphony. Friedrich Nietzsche was inspired by the poem's depiction of a super-human being to compose a piano score in 1872 based on it, "Manfred Meditation".[1] |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Dos manhattan transfer passos urban book john life
Previous card: Restoration sir dorimant man comedy george fopling fop
Up to card list: Wordsworth companion to literature by Bahman Moradi