Manfred (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Lord George Gordon Byron
- First Published: 1817
- Type of Work: Romantic Tragedy
- Genres: Poetry, Closet drama
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Poetry or poets, Social life, Antiheroes, England or English people, Hell, Devils or demons, Evil
- Locales: Alps
The magician Manfred summons a group of spirits to make him forget some secret, but they cannot. The next day, Manfred attempts suicide by throwing himself off a mountain, but a passing chamois hunter saves him. The hunter urges Manfred to repent of his secret sin, but Manfred claims that his sin is part of his destiny.
Manfred calls up the Witch of the Alps and reveals that the woman Astarte was destroyed by his love for her. Manfred then goes to the evil spirit Arimanes and demands that he summon the phantom of Astarte, who tells him that his torment will soon be over.
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