1814 The Corsair A Tale

Description

First Edition

The first edition, second issue, without printer's imprint to final leaf and without 'To a Lady Weeping' final four leaves as required. 

Lacking the half title and advertisements. Endpapers and blanks renewed. 

Written in 1814 this verse tells the story of love and adventure. It follows the story of Conrad a privateer. Byron writes about love, lust and adventure. It is a story of high drama.

When published this work was an immediate success and has gone on to inspire operas, music, art and ballets. Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy Byron draws the reader in. He creates a likable character in Conrad who develops throughout the narrative. Byron focuses on ideas surrounding the outcast and so doing so he goes on to explore issues surrounding social acceptance in relation to class.