Rica
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Rica is one of the central fictional Persian travelers in Montesquieu’s epistolary novel "Persian Letters," whose observations and correspondence critique 18th-century French society and customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rica canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian traveler
ⓘ
epistolary narrator ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Persian Letters ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Usbek ⓘ |
| correspondsWith |
Usbek
ⓘ
various French acquaintances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Montesquieu ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Persian Letters ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Enlightenment literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to critique French customs and institutions
ⓘ
to provide an outsider’s perspective on 18th-century France ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
curious observer
ⓘ
ironic commentator ⓘ |
| role |
central character
ⓘ
letter writer ⓘ observer of French society ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
critique of absolutism
ⓘ
cultural relativism ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workAuthorFullName |
Montesquieu
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
|
| workPublicationDate | 1721 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.