ENG 3318 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Byronic Hero, Closet Drama, Astarte
19 Apr 2017
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Byronic hero: flawed but upholds some kind of code, manfred closet drama. Not staged/has been performed at least 6 times through. Familiar with stock type of villain hero. Response to rom-cat, dangers of autocratic society. Byronic hero: similar to heathcliff, catherine, manfred is epitome of byronic heor, hero-villain more sensationalized, p. 613, alienated, solitary character, cut off from society, aristocratic, develops code of conduct/moral code, dark secret from past haunts him. Chamois hunter a more ordinary man. Self-directeness: political individual decides fate, his belief so the slate reflects him, individual deciding own fate. Richard, and othello (quoted in mcgann 21: like manfred. Handout 19th century views of manfred: francis jeffrey conservative reviewer, didn"t focus too much on the liberal parts of b"s life. Review is very positive for the most part. There is a shift from beginning to end. 2nd paragraph warning us of troubling elements essentially romantic: kingsley: wants an internal idea, not external.
