Maria Ferres

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Maria Ferres is the central female protagonist of Gabriele D'Annunzio's novel "Il piacere," embodying the themes of sensuality, aestheticism, and moral conflict in fin-de-siècle Roman high society.

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Maria Ferres canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel character
appearsIn Il piacere
associatedWithPlaceInFiction Catholic churches in Rome
Roman salons
associatedWithTheme Catholic morality
aestheticism
decadence
eroticism
moral conflict
sensuality
characterTrait conflicted
passionate
pious
sensitive
conflictType internal moral conflict
romantic conflict
countryOfOriginOfWork Italy
creator Gabriele D'Annunzio
fictionalUniverse Il piacere
gender female
languageOfWork Italian
literaryGenreOfWork decadent novel
psychological novel
literaryMovementContext fin-de-siècle
maritalStatusInFiction married
medium novel
narrativeFunction love interest of Andrea Sperelli
moral counterpoint to Andrea Sperelli
nationalityInFiction Austrian
protagonistOf Il piacere
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1889
relationshipWith Andrea Sperelli
religionInFiction Catholicism
role central female protagonist
setting Rome
socialEnvironment Roman high society
spouseInFiction Mr. Ferres
symbolizes conflict between desire and duty
idealized feminine purity
tension between sensuality and spirituality
timePeriod late 19th century

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Il piacere mainCharacter Maria Ferres