The Giaour A Fragment Of A Turkish Tale - Couverture souple

Gordon, Lord Byron George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419163744 ISBN 13 : 9781419163746

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

The Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale is a poem written by the famous English poet, Lord Byron, and published in 1813. The poem tells the story of a giaour, or infidel, who falls in love with a Muslim woman named Leila. Their love is forbidden by their respective religions, and when Leila is discovered to have been unfaithful to her Muslim husband, she is executed. The giaour seeks revenge on her husband, but ultimately dies in battle against him. The poem explores themes of forbidden love, religious conflict, and the consequences of revenge. It is known for its vivid descriptions of the Turkish landscape and culture, as well as its use of the supernatural and Gothic elements. The Giaour is considered one of Byron's most significant works and is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Romantic literature.And lust and rapine wildly reign To darken o'er the fair domain. It is as though the fiends prevail'd Against the seraphs they assail'd, And, fix'd on heavenly thrones, should dwell The freed inheritors of hell; So soft the scene, so form'd for joy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The tale which these disjointed fragments present, is founded upon circumstances now less common in the East than formerly; either because the ladies are more circumspect than in the olden time; or because the Christians have better fortune, or less enterprize. The story, when entire, contained the adventures of a female slave, who was thrown, in the Mussulman manner, into the sea for infidelity, and avenged by a young Venetian, her lover, at the time the Seven Islands were possessed by the Republic of Venice, and soon after the A rnauta were beaten back from the Morea, which they had ravaged for some time subsequent to the Russian invasion. The desertion of the Mainotes, on being refused the plunder of Misitra, led to the abandonment of that enterprize, and to the desolation of the Morea, during which the cruelty exercised on all sides was unparalleled even in the annals of the faithful.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419163744
• ISBN 13: 9781419163746
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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