The Corsair, a Tale
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"The Corsair, a Tale" is a narrative poem by Lord Byron that follows the adventures and tragic romance of the pirate Conrad and his beloved Medora.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Corsair, a Tale canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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romantic poem ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | Byronic hero ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | Byronic hero ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | octavo ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lara, A Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Bride of Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure poetry
ⓘ
romantic narrative ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | opera Il corsaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century adventure literature
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romantic pirate fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Romantic movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Conrad
NERFINISHED
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Gulnare NERFINISHED ⓘ Medora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfConrad |
defiant individualism
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moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Corsair: A Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Byron’s Eastern tales ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Bride of Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
a pirate island stronghold
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the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three cantos ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Conrad’s relationship with Medora
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pirate captain Conrad’s raids ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom and rebellion
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heroism ⓘ piracy ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early modern era ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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romantic ⓘ |
| writer | George Gordon Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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