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Original Title:	Manfred
ISBN:	1103516817 (ISBN13: 9781103516810)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Chamois Hunter, Abbot of St. Maurice, Manfred (Manfred), Herman (Manfred), Manuel (Manfred)

Manfred

Lord Byron

Paperback | Pages: 84 pages

Rating: 3.82 | 1760 Users | 102 Reviews

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Title	:	Manfred
Author	:	Lord Byron
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 84 pages
Published	:	March 10th 2009 by BiblioBazaar (first published 1817)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics. Plays. Drama. Gothic. Medievalism. Romanticism. Fiction

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Manfred contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Romantic closet drama. 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, Op. 58, as well as by Carl Reinecke. Friedrich Nietzsche was impressed by the poem's depiction of a super-human being, and wrote some music for it.

Byron wrote this "metaphysical drama", as he called it, after his marriage failed in scandal amidst charges of sexual improprieties and an incestuous affair between Byron and his half-sister, Augusta Leigh. Attacked by the press and ostracized by London society, Byron fled England for Switzerland in 1816 and never returned. Because Manfred was written immediately after this and because Manfred regards a main character tortured by his own sense of guilt for an unmentionable offense, some critics consider Manfred to be autobiographical, or even confessional.

The unnamed but forbidden nature of Manfred's relationship to Astarte is believed to represent Byron's relationship with his half-sister Augusta. Byron commenced this work in late 1816, only a few months after the famed ghost-story sessions which provided the initial impetus for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The supernatural references are made clear throughout the poem. In one scene, for example, (Act III, Scene IV, Interior of the Tower), Manfred recalls traveling through time (or astral projection traveling) to Caesar's palace, "and fill'd up, As 't were anew, the gaps of centuries...".

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The plot: "Manfred"s title character broods over mysterious feelings of despair and ennui, calls up spirits of Nature, persuades the forces of evil to call up his dead love in a futile attempt to set his soul at peace. The drama ends with his death, of course, and his friends wonder where his soul is headed -- "whither? I dread to think." The appeal: How could such a despicably loathsome rake like Lord Byron write such exquisite poetry? The lines in Manfred are keen and clear, lyrical and

I love Lord Byron and yes this was a reread too as I had written my midterm on it and now I'm writing my final on it and yes I'm comparing it to the Mariner in terms of the sublime and the supernatural I'm terribly original and smart I know let me live,,Can y'all believe this messy bitch slept with his sister then wrote a whole emo confessional about it? #mood (except not really because I'm an only child and not as thirsty, not to shame but,)

I can understand why students are so reluctant to engage classical literature now. It's not that they don't respect the canon or hate reading, but rather it's the opposite. Manfred uses archaic language (even for its time), a high register, roundabout and very literary language, historical allusions, and more that would make the poem hard to digest at a glance. Of course even an untrained reader could extract the rhythm of the poem and glean that Byron is quite a skilled writer. Luckily I read



Classical poetry with a bit of a supernaturally gothic twist...

30 DEC 2016 - a recommendation through Bettie. Many thanks. Listen here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b087qh9w

While this poem had some of the most "quotable" lines ever I didn't really like all the supernatural elements in it. Hence my modest rating. The only person who get's a pass with ghost stories is Shakespeare. Because in Hamlet it was more like the icing on the cake. In this story however it felt overdone. "Ye were not meant for me - Earth, take these atoms!"Classic Lord Byron. Love it.