Eurico, o Presbítero
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Eurico, o Presbítero is a 19th-century historical novel by Portuguese writer Alexandre Herculano that blends romance and nationalism against the backdrop of the Visigothic kingdom and the Moorish invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Alexandre Herculano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Hermengarda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
early stages of Muslim rule in Iberia
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fall of the Visigothic kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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nationalist literature ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
television adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| historicalContextDepicted |
Christian–Muslim conflicts in early medieval Iberia
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pre-Romanesque Iberia ⓘ |
| ideologicalAspect |
Christian patriotism
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Portuguese nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European Romantic historical novels ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundational work of Portuguese historical novel
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important example of Portuguese Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian faith
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conflict between duty and passion ⓘ love and renunciation ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | blend of romance and historical events ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese Romantic historical canon ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Alexandre Herculano ⓘ |
| protagonist | Eurico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | Visigothic nobleman ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | priest ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingEvent | Moorish invasion of the Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Visigothic kingdom in Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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