The Prisoner of Chillon
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The Prisoner of Chillon is a narrative poem by Lord Byron that recounts the suffering and resilience of a political prisoner confined in a dungeon on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prisoner of Chillon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | imprisonment of François Bonivard ⓘ |
| contains | lyrical descriptions of Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
martyr
ⓘ
prisoner of conscience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
dungeon conditions
ⓘ
loss of the prisoner’s brothers ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
chains and fetters
ⓘ
light and darkness ⓘ water imagery ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Romantic representations of political martyrdom ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
political imprisonment
ⓘ
psychological effects of captivity ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chillon Castle dungeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | François Bonivard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | varied ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Byron’s Swiss period works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | political prisoner ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manfred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Chillon Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of stanzas ⓘ |
| theme |
endurance
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ isolation ⓘ political oppression ⓘ resilience ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 16th century ⓘ |
| tone |
defiant
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| writer | Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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