At the burning of the realms: Sardanapalus in the Romantic drama and painting

Authors

  • Fernanda Verdasca Botton
  • Flavio Felicio Botton

Keywords:

Romanticism, Sardanapalus, Byron, Delacroix, Interdisciplinarity

Abstract

This article aims at comparing the romantic hero Sardanapalus, protagonist of the painting Death of Sardanapalus, by Eugène Delacroix, with the hero of the tragedy written by Lord Byron, Sardanapalus.

Issue

Section

Dramaticidade na literatura