Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
"O Cerco de Corintho, poema de Lord Byron, traduzido em verso portuguez" by Byron is a tragic narrative poem published in 1816. Set during the 1715 Ottoman massacre of Venetian forces at Acrocorinth, it follows Alp, a Venetian renegade now fighting for the Ottomans, and Francesca, daughter of the Venetian garrison commander. When Francesca challenges Alp to abandon his revenge the night before the final assault, he faces an impossible choice: forgive those who wronged him or destroy his former countrymen. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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