The Bride of Abydos

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literary work narrative poem poem

The Bride of Abydos is a narrative poem by Lord Byron that tells a tragic tale of forbidden love and family conflict set against an exotic Ottoman backdrop.

Aliases (1)

The Bride of Abydos (opera by Charles Hubert Parry) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work → narrative poem → poem →
author	Lord Byron →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
firstPublicationMedium	book →
follows	The Giaour →
form	verse →
genre	narrative poetry → romantic poetry →
hasAdaptation	The Bride of Abydos (opera by Charles Hubert Parry) → The Bride of Abydos (opera by Isaac Albéniz) →
hasCharacter	Giaffir →
hasMainCharacter	Selim NERFINISHED → Zuleika →
hasTone	romantic → tragic →
includedIn	collections of Lord Byron's poems →
influenced	later Romantic Orientalist literature →
inspiredBy	Byron's travels in the Ottoman Empire →
literaryMovement	Romanticism →
meter	iambic pentameter →
narrativeMode	third-person narration →
notableFor	depiction of exotic Ottoman setting → exploration of passionate, doomed love →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Byron's Oriental tales →
periodOfCreation	early 19th century →
precedes	The Corsair →
publicationYear	1813 →
publisher	John Murray →
rhymeScheme	variable →
setting	Ottoman Empire → Turkey →
structure	two cantos →
subjectMatter	Ottoman culture → clan rivalry → secret identity →
theme	family conflict → forbidden love → honor → loyalty → revenge → tragedy →
writer	Lord Byron NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Giaour →	followedBy
The Bride of Abydos ("The Bride of Abydos (opera by Charles Hubert Parry)") →	hasAdaptation
The Corsair →	relatedWorkBySameAuthor