Die fromme Helene
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Die fromme Helene is a satirical illustrated story in verse by Wilhelm Busch that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and bourgeois morality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German literary work
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narrative poem ⓘ satirical illustrated story ⓘ |
| author | Wilhelm Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Wilhelm Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
moral hypocrisy
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religious bigotry ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| depicts | petty bourgeois milieu ⓘ |
| genre |
comic verse
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illustrated story ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
classic of German comic literature
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influential work in German picture-story tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Wilhelm Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationStyle | black-and-white line drawings ⓘ |
| hasMoral | questioning outward piety without inner virtue ⓘ |
| hasPublicationContext | 19th-century German humor literature ⓘ |
| hasSetting | 19th-century German bourgeois society ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | picture story in verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century German satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Helene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bourgeois morality
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double standards ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| medium | illustrated book ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilhelm Busch’s satirical oeuvre ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between appearance and reality
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consequences of moral rigidity ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
caricature
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exaggeration ⓘ moral aphorisms ⓘ |
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