Manfred: A Dramatic Poem

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"Manfred: A Dramatic Poem" is a dramatic work by Lord Byron that blends Gothic elements, supernatural beings, and philosophical introspection in the story of a tormented nobleman seeking oblivion.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Act I of Manfred 2
Manfred: A Dramatic Poem canonical 2
Manfred (poem) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf closet drama ⓘ
dramatic poem ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ
author Lord Byron ⓘ
containsElement demons ⓘ
incantations ⓘ
philosophical monologues ⓘ
soliloquies ⓘ
spirits ⓘ
supernatural beings ⓘ
witches ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublisher John Murray ⓘ
form dramatic verse ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
genre Gothic literature ⓘ
Romantic literature ⓘ
hasCharacter Abbot of St. Maurice ⓘ
Astarte ⓘ
Chamois Hunter ⓘ
The Witch of the Alps ⓘ
influenced Romantic drama ⓘ
later Gothic drama ⓘ
influencedBy Faust ⓘ
German Romanticism ⓘ
Gothic fiction ⓘ
linked to: Gothic literature
language English ⓘ
literaryCharacterType Byronic hero ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
mainCharacter Manfred ⓘ
medium printed text ⓘ
mode not intended for stage performance ⓘ
narrativeFocus tormented nobleman seeking oblivion ⓘ
protagonist Manfred ⓘ
publicationYear 1817 ⓘ
setting Alpine mountains ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
existential despair ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
individualism ⓘ
rebellion against authority ⓘ
remorse ⓘ
supernatural ⓘ
the limits of human power ⓘ
writer George Gordon Byron ⓘ
linked to: Lord Byron

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arimanes → firstPublicationWork → Manfred: A Dramatic Poem ⓘ
Chamois Hunter → firstAppearsIn → Act I of Manfred ⓘ
linked to: Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
Villa Diodati → inspiredWork → Manfred (poem) ⓘ
linked to: Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
Act II of Manfred → follows → Act I of Manfred ⓘ
linked to: Manfred: A Dramatic Poem
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 → literarySource → Manfred: A Dramatic Poem ⓘ