Renée Saccard
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Renée Saccard is a central figure in Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart cycle, depicted as a decadent and tragic Parisian socialite whose life reflects the moral corruption of Second Empire high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Renée Saccard canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La Curée ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide (implied/interpretive) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
decadent
ⓘ
emotionally fragile ⓘ sensual ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Émile Zola ⓘ |
| death | dies in La Curée ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Les Rougon-Macquart
ⓘ
surface form:
Rougon-Macquart cycle
|
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1871 ⓘ |
| genre | realist novel ⓘ |
| introducedIn | La Curée ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Naturalism ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of moral corruption of Second Empire high society ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ |
| relatedSeries |
Les Rougon-Macquart
ⓘ
surface form:
Les Rougon-Macquart: Histoire naturelle et sociale d’une famille sous le Second Empire
|
| relatedWork | La Curée ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| socialClass | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| spouse | Aristide Saccard ⓘ |
| stepMotherOf |
Aristide Saccard
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxime Saccard
|
| symbolizes |
corrupting power of money
ⓘ
decadence of Second Empire aristocracy ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
adultery
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boredom and ennui ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ speculation and financial excess ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second Empire of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.