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Sardanapalus (1821) is a historical tragedy in blank verse by Lord Byron set in ancient Nineveh and recounting the fall of the Assyrian monarchy and its supposed last king. It draws its story mainly from the Historical Library of Diodorus Siculus and from William Mitford’s History of Greece. Byron wrote the play during his stay in Ravenna and dedicated it to Goethe.

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author
Lord Byron
character in play
Arbaces, Myrrha, Altada, Balea, Beleses, Pania, Salamenes, Sardanapalus, Sfero, Zames, Zarina
genre
Tragedy, Blank verse, Closet drama
mute character in play
Women of the harem guards attendants Chaldean priests Medes etc.
picture
Sardanapalus
premiere date
1834-04-10
premiere place
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
premiere year
1834-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
The Royal Palace at Nineveh
subject of play
The fall of the Assyrian monarchy

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