In the preface to the text Snowden writes that "The incidents upon which this Poem is founded are presumed to have taken place at the period when the Sciotes first armed against the Turks". It is produced amidst 'enormous concentration in both Europe and America on the tragedies of the Greek Revolution and the fate of the victim(s)' American poets Raizis and Papas suggested that 'the massacre of Scio excited the imagination of the American poets more than any other event of the Greek war'. The poem is one of many pieces of literature from the period that is inspired by the tragic events in the Greek isle of Chios. The work and many others were unearthed in 1970 from the Corvey Castle Collection, the set of works is now named the Corvey Collection. Although one publication described Snowden as having had "Byron too much before her in the composition of her poem", the general response was positive with a literature section in another English literary periodical describing her work as having 'evinced much poetic feeling'. The poem received some critical reception from British periodicals and sold for 19s 4h from publishers. Snowden wrote six cantos and a short collection of notes at the end of the work. The poem was published in 1829 subsequent to Eugène Delacroix's artwork The Massacre at Chios which was completed in 1824, the same year of Lord Byron's death at Missolonghi during the Greek War of Independence. The Maid of Scio: A Tale of Modern Greece is a poem written by Eleanor Snowden based on the Chios Massacre, which Snowden portrays in a tale of heroes, love and hate. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( January 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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