The Story of Rimini

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The Story of Rimini is a narrative poem by English writer Leigh Hunt that retells the tragic medieval love story of Paolo and Francesca, blending romantic sentiment with social and literary reformist ideas.

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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
aimsTo challenge conventional moral judgments about adultery
promote humane and liberal social values
author Leigh Hunt
basedOn Francesca da Rimini legend
episode of Paolo and Francesca in Dante's Inferno
story of Paolo and Francesca
character Giovanni Malatesta
containsElement literary criticism
romantic sentiment
social commentary
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalContext English Romantic literature
form verse
genre narrative poetry
romantic poetry
hasNarrativeMode romanticized retelling of historical legend
influencedBy Dante Alighieri
Italian medieval literature
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod 19th century literature
literarySignificance example of Romantic-era adaptation of medieval legend
illustrates Leigh Hunt's reformist ideas
mainCharacters Francesca da Rimini
Paolo
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
portrays Paolo and Francesca as sympathetic lovers
relatedAuthor Dante Alighieri
relatedWork Inferno
setting Rimini
medieval Italy
subjectMatter adulterous love affair
conflict between love and duty
tragedy
theme fate and destiny
individual emotion
literary reform
marital infidelity
romantic love
social criticism
tragic love

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Leigh Hunt notableWork The Story of Rimini
Cockney School of poetry notableWork The Story of Rimini