Cain (play)

Cain is a dramatic work by Lord Byron published in 1821 in London by John Murray.

In Cain, originally published with Sardanapalus and The Two Foscari, Byron dramatizes the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's point of view. Cain is an example of the literary genre known as closet drama. The play was dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.

The work was published separately in 1822 by H. Gray.

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