Hernani

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Hernani is a Romantic drama by Victor Hugo that famously challenged classical theatrical conventions and sparked intense controversy at its 1830 premiere in Paris.

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Hernani canonical 2
"Hernani" by Victor Hugo 1
Ernani 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic drama
opera
play
author Victor Hugo
breaksWith classical unities of time and place
strict rules of French classical tragedy
composer Giuseppe Verdi
controversy violent clashes between classicists and romantics at its premiere
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1830-02-25
firstPerformancePlace Comédie-Française
surface form: Comédie-Française, Paris
firstPublicationYear 1830
genre Romanticism
drama
hasAdaptation Simon Boccanegra
surface form: Ernani
influenced development of French Romantic drama
languageOfWork French
literaryPeriod 19th century
mainCharacter Don Carlos
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva
Doña Sol
Hernani self-link
notableEvent Battle of Hernani
notableFor challenging classical theatrical conventions
triggering the “Battle of Hernani”
originalLanguage French
premiereCity Paris
premiereCountry France
publisher Parisian publishers of 1830 (unspecified)
settingCountry Spain
settingPeriod 16th century
structure five-act play
theatricalMovement French Romantic theatre
theme conflict between individual passion and social duty
honor
love
revenge
verseForm alexandrine verse

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victor Hugo notableWork Hernani
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin notableWorkPremiered Hernani
this entity surface form: "Hernani" by Victor Hugo
Giuseppe Verdi notableWork Hernani
this entity surface form: Ernani
Hernani mainCharacter Hernani self-link