Manfred : An Edition of Byron's Manuscripts and a Collection of Essays.
Title:
Manfred : An Edition of Byron's Manuscripts and a Collection of Essays.
Author:
Cochran, Peter.
ISBN:
9781443875110
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- MANFRED -- MANFRED AND THOMAS TAYLOR -- MANFRED AND ZOROASTRIANISM -- MANFRED AND ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY -- MANFRED AND SHELLEY'S ALASTOR -- MANFRED AND FRANKENSTEIN -- MANFRED AND THE PROMETHEUSOF AESCHYLUS -- MANFRED AND DOCTOR FAUSTUS -- MANFRED AND FAUST -- MANFRED AND PELLICO'SFRANCESCA DA RIMINI -- MANFRED AND SHAKESPEARE -- MANFRED AND VATHEK -- MANFRED AND WORDSWORTH -- MANFRED -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- APPENDIX 3 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
The play Manfred is one of Byron's most famous and influential works. It established him throughout Europe as a bold, blasphemous genius. It inspired music by Tchaikovsky and Schumann, and was admired by, and influenced, Richard Wagner, whose uncle made one of its eighteen German translations. Going back to the primary manuscripts, Peter Cochran has created a new text of Manfred, so that it can at last be read as it left Byron's pen, untouched by professional polishers, too anxious to impose...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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