The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5Volume 5 — SARDANAPALUS.[5]Reading editionChapter navigation68 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The Works OF LORD BYRONPoetry. Vol. V.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESPREFACE TO THE FIFTH VOLUME.Introductory materialSARDANAPALUS: A TRAGEDY.INTRODUCTION TO SARDANAPALUSPREFACESARDANAPALUS.[5]Scene I.—A Hall in the Palace.Scene II.ACT II.ACT III.ACT IV.Scene I.-The same Hall in the Palace.THE TWO FOSCARI:[34] AN HISTORICAL TRAGEDY.[35]INTRODUCTION TO THE TWO FOSCARIScene I.—A Hall in the Ducal Palace.Scene I.—A hall in the Doge's Palace.Scene I.—The prison of Jacopo Foscari.Scene I.—A Hall in the Ducal Palace.Scene I.—The Doge's Apartment.CAIN: A MYSTERY.INTRODUCTION TO CAIN.PREFACEScene I.—The Land without Paradise.—Time, Sunrise.Scene I.—The Abyss of Space.Scene II.—Hades.Scene I.—The Earth, near Eden, as in Act I.HEAVEN AND EARTH; A MYSTERY.INTRODUCTION TO HEAVEN AND EARTH.Scene I.—A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.—Time, midnight.Scene II.—Enter Irad and Japhet.Scene III.—The mountains.—A cavern,[144] and the rocks of Caucasus.WERNER; OR, THE INHERITANCE: A TRAGEDY.INTRODUCTION TO WERNER.PREFACEScene I.—The Hall of a decayed Palace near a small Town on the Northern Frontier of Silesia—the Night tempestuous.Scene I.—A Hall in the same Palace.Scene II.—The Apartment of Werner, in the Palace.Scene I.—A Hall in the same Palace, from whence the secret Passage leads.Scene II.—Stralenheim's Chamber.Scene III.—The secret Passage.Scene IV.—A Garden.Scene I.—A Gothic Hall in the Castle of Siegendorf, near Prague.Scene I.—A large and magnificent Gothic Hall in the Castle of Siegendorf, decorated with Trophies, Banners, and Arms of that Family.Scene II.—The Interior of the Turret.Scene I.—A ruinous chateau on the Silesian frontier of Bohemia.Scene II.INTRODUCTION TO THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED.ADVERTISEMENTTHE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED:[cv]Scene I.—A Forest.Scene II.—A Camp before the walls of Rome.Scene I.—Before the walls of Rome.—The Assault: the Army in motion, with ladders to scale the walls;[238] Bourbon with a white scarf over his armour, foremost.Scene II.—The City.—Combats between the Besiegers and Besieged in the streets. Inhabitants flying in confusion.Scene III.—St. Peter's—The interior of the Church—The Pope at the Altar—Priests, etc., crowding in confusion, and Citizens flying for refuge, pursued by Soldiery.Scene I.—A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country. Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates.FRAGMENT OF THE THIRD PART OF THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED.THE AGE OF BRONZE; OR, CARMEN SECULARE ET ANNUS HAUD MIRABILIS.[dv]INTRODUCTION TO THE AGE OF BRONZE.THE AGE OF BRONZE.INTRODUCTION TO THE ISLANDADVERTISEMENT.THE ISLANDCANTO THE SECOND.CANTO THE THIRD.CANTO THE FOURTH.Previous chapter ←Volume 5 — PREFACENext chapter →Volume 5 / Act 1 — Scene I.—A Hall in the Palace.All chapters and sections (68)Other sectionsThe Works OF LORD BYRONSections5Volume 5 · Other sectionsTRANSCRIBER'S NOTESPREFACE TO THE FIFTH VOLUME.Volume 5 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 5 · Other sectionsSARDANAPALUS: A TRAGEDY.INTRODUCTION TO SARDANAPALUSPREFACESARDANAPALUS.[5]Volume 5 / Act 1 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Act 2 · Acts2Volume 5 / Act 3 · Acts3Volume 5 / Act 4 · Acts4Volume 5 / Act 5 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 5 · Other sectionsTHE TWO FOSCARI:[34] AN HISTORICAL TRAGEDY.[35]INTRODUCTION TO THE TWO FOSCARIVolume 5 / Act 1 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 2 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 3 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 4 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 5 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 5 · Other sectionsCAIN: A MYSTERY.INTRODUCTION TO CAIN.PREFACEVolume 5 / Act 1 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 2 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Act 3 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Act 3 · Other sectionsHEAVEN AND EARTH; A MYSTERY.INTRODUCTION TO HEAVEN AND EARTH.Volume 5 / Part 1 · Scenes123Volume 5 / Part 1 · Other sectionsWERNER; OR, THE INHERITANCE: A TRAGEDY.INTRODUCTION TO WERNER.PREFACEVolume 5 / Part 1 / Act 1 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 2 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 3 · Scenes1234Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 4 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 5 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 1 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Part 1 / Act 1 · Other sectionsINTRODUCTION TO THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED.ADVERTISEMENTTHE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED:[cv]Volume 5 / Part 1 · Scenes12Volume 5 / Part 2 · Scenes123Volume 5 / Part 3 · Scenes1Volume 5 / Part 3 · Other sectionsFRAGMENT OF THE THIRD PART OF THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED.THE AGE OF BRONZE; OR, CARMEN SECULARE ET ANNUS HAUD MIRABILIS.[dv]INTRODUCTION TO THE AGE OF BRONZE.THE AGE OF BRONZE.INTRODUCTION TO THE ISLANDADVERTISEMENT.THE ISLANDCANTO THE SECOND.CANTO THE THIRD.CANTO THE FOURTH.SARDANAPALUS.[5]Notes in this chapterNote 1 · {13}[This prince surpassed all his predecessors in effeminacy, luxury, and cowardice. He never went out of his palace, but spent all his tim← PREFACEScene I.—A Hall in the Palace. →