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Manfred (other)
''Manfred'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. Manfred may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Manfred (Schumann), ''Manfred'' (Schumann), 1852 incidental music based on the Byron poem * Manfred Symphony, ''Manfred'' Symphony, 1885 symphony by Tchaikovsky based on the Byron poem * Manfred Mann, 1960s English rock band ** The Manfreds, 1990s reunion of former members of Manfred Mann * Manfred, or Manny, List of Ice Age characters, character in ''Ice Age'' People * Manfred (given name), including a list of people with the name * Ebanda Manfred (1935–2003), Cameroonian makossa singer * Edmund Manfred (1856–1941), or E.C. Manfred, Australian architect * Frederick Manfred (1912–1994), American writer of Westerns * Freya Manfred (born 1944), American poet * Marsden Manfred (1888–1951), Australian politician * Rob Manfred (born 1958), American lawyer and baseball executive Other uses * Manfred, North Dakota, a place in the U.S. * Manfred Townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manfred
''Manfred: A dramatic poem'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of Gothic fiction. Byron commenced this work in late 1816, a few months after the famous ghost-story sessions with Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley that provided the initial impetus for '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''. The supernatural references are made clear throughout the poem. ''Manfred'' was adapted musically by Robert Schumann in 1848–1849, in a composition entitled '' Manfred: Dramatic Poem with Music in Three Parts'', and in 1885 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in his '' Manfred Symphony''. Friedrich Nietzsche was inspired by the poem's depiction of a super-human being to compose a piano score in 1872 based on it, "Manfred Meditation". Background Byron wrote this "metaphysical drama", as he called it, after his marriage to Annabella M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marsden Manfred
Marsden Erle Manfred (31 December 1888 – 26 February 1951) was an Australian politician. He was born in Goulburn to architect Edmund Cooper Manfred and Ellen Wagstaffe. He attended King's College in Goulburn and became a solicitor, practising locally. On 13 October 1917 he married Mildred Ann Reynolds, with whom he had one son; a later marriage, on 26 November 1942, was to Lynda Mabel Rice. He was an alderman at Goulburn from 1924 to 1929, and served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1934 to 1949, first for the United Australia Party and then for the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... He was an assistant minister from 1939 to 1941 and served as acting Minister for Justice for sixteen days in March 1941. Manfred died at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manfredi (other)
Manfredi is a surname. Manfredi may also refer to: Given name * Manfredi Chiaramonte (died 1391), Sicilian nobleman * Manfredi Nicoletti (1930–2017), Italian architect * Manfredi Beninati (born 1970), Italian artist Other uses * Rocca dei Rettori or Castle of Manfredi, in Benevento, Italy * 13225 Manfredi, an asteroid {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manfred On The Jungfrau (other)
''Manfred on the Jungfrau'' is the title of two paintings: * ''Manfred on the Jungfrau'' (Martin), an 1837 watercolour version by John Martin * ''Manfred on the Jungfrau'' (Madox Brown), an 1842 oil-on-canvas version by Ford Madox Brown {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
