The Dashes in Manfred
Abstract
“The Dashes in Manfred” examines the ways in which one aspect of Byron’s manuscripts has been translated by his editors. The dash is one of the most distinctive and controversial features of Byron’s writing and is the vehicle for the silent part of his voice. Like many other editors, I think that accidentals can be substantive. In this paper, I look at the cultural associations of the dash, its translation from manuscript into print in Byron’s particular case, and the different versions of Manfred that come into sight (and hearing) if we use Byron’s manuscripts as a musical score.
Citation
Stabler , J S 2019 , ' The Dashes in Manfred ' , Romantic Circles Praxis , vol. June 2019 .
Publication
Romantic Circles Praxis
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1528-8129Type
Journal article
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© 2019, the Author. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher's policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://romantic-circles.org/praxis/manfred/praxis.2019.manfred.stabler.html
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