Julie, or the New Heloise
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Julie, or the New Heloise is an epistolary novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that explores themes of love, virtue, and social convention through the tragic relationship between a noblewoman and her tutor.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epistolary novel
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novel → |
| adaptation |
stage adaptations
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| alternateEnglishTitle |
Julie, or The New Eloise
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The New Heloise → |
| author |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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| centralRelationship |
noblewoman and her tutor
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| firstEditionPlace |
Amsterdam
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| genre |
philosophical novel
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romantic fiction → sentimental novel → |
| hasCharacterRelationship |
Julie d’Étanges is engaged to Baron de Wolmar
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Julie d’Étanges is in love with Saint-Preux → |
| influenced |
European sentimental literature
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Romanticism → |
| language |
French
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| literaryForm |
epistolary fiction
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| literaryMovement |
Enlightenment literature
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| mainCharacter |
Baron de Wolmar
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Julie d’Étanges → Saint-Preux → |
| narrativeForm |
letters
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| notableFor |
depiction of landscape
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influence on readers’ sensibility in the 18th century → intense emotional tone → |
| originalTitle |
Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse
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| philosophicalConcern |
education of sentiment
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ideal of domestic virtue → tension between nature and society → |
| plotElement |
conflict between passion and duty
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tragic love story → |
| publicationYear |
1761
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| publisher |
Marc-Michel Rey
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| setting |
Switzerland
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village of Clarens → |
| structure |
multiple letters
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six parts → |
| theme |
class difference
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love → marriage → morality → nature → religion → sensibility → social convention → virtue → |
| timePeriodDepicted |
18th century
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Julie, or the New Heloise
("The New Heloise")
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Julie, or the New Heloise ("Julie, or The New Eloise") → |
alternateEnglishTitle |
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Julie, or the New Heloise
("Julie d’Étanges is in love with Saint-Preux")
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hasCharacterRelationship |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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notableWork |
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Julie, or the New Heloise
("Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse")
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originalTitle |