La Henriade
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La Henriade is an epic poem by Voltaire that celebrates the reign of Henry IV of France while promoting Enlightenment ideals of religious tolerance and reason.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epic poem
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| aimsTo |
reconcile heroism with philosophical reflection
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| associatedWith |
French Enlightenment literature
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| author |
Voltaire
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| centralEvent |
Siege of Paris (1590)
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| centralFigure |
Henry IV of France
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| criticizes |
Catholic League
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fanaticism → religious intolerance → |
| dedicatedTo |
Queen Caroline of Ansbach
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| firstCompleteEditionYear |
1728
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| firstPublishedIn |
London
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| genre |
didactic poem
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epic poetry → |
| hasForm |
ten cantos in rhymed couplets
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| hasTranslation |
English
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German → Italian → Russian → Spanish → |
| historicalBasis |
reign of Henry IV of France
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| influencedBy |
Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata
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Virgil's Aeneid → classical epic tradition → |
| languageStyle |
neoclassical
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| literaryForm |
heroic poem
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| literaryMovement |
Enlightenment
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| mainSubject |
Henry IV of France
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| meter |
alexandrine
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| narrativeForm |
verse
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| numberOfCantos |
10
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| originalLanguage |
French
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| partOf |
Voltaire's political and religious writings
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| periodOfComposition |
early 18th century
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| portrays |
Henry IV of France as a tolerant ruler
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| promotes |
Enlightenment ideals
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rational governance → religious tolerance → separation of politics from religious fanaticism → |
| publicationYear |
1723
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| settingPeriod |
French Wars of Religion
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| settingPlace |
France
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| theme |
civil war and peace
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critique of religious fanaticism → political legitimacy → reason → religious tolerance → virtue of the sovereign → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Voltaire
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notableWork |