The Metaphysics of Byron

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I THE METAPHYSIC OF BYRON -- II MANFRED: THE „CLANKLESS CHAIN“ -- II? MARINO FALIERO: AN ANATOMY OF CHAINS -- IV SARDANAPALUS: THE ORNAMENTS OF CHAINS -- V THE TWO FOSCARI: THE SILENCE OF CHAINS -- VI CAIN: „TO PRODUCE DESTRUCTION“ -- VII HEAVEN AND EARTH: „THAT HORRID LAUGH“ AN EPILOGUE -- VIII „OUR NAUTICAL EXISTENCE“: THE RUDIMENTS OF A MYTH -- APPENDIX A WERNER: „GOTHIC LABYRINTHE“ -- APPENDIX ? THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED: A MONK FOR ALL TIMES