the Cénacle
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The Cénacle is a fictional circle of young, idealistic writers and intellectuals in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known for its austere devotion to art and literature.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional literary circle
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fictional organization ⓘ group of characters ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | French Romanticism (literary context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | 19th century France ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
austere devotion to art
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austere devotion to literature ⓘ idealism ⓘ intellectualism ⓘ poverty ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
intellectuals
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young writers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art for art’s sake
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bohemian life ⓘ conflict between art and material success ⓘ friendship among artists ⓘ literary vocation ⓘ moral rigor in artistic creation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to worldly ambition in La Comédie humaine
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embodiment of pure artistic ideals ⓘ |
| setInWorkBy | French realist fiction ⓘ |
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