The Conquest of Granada
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The Conquest of Granada is a Restoration-era heroic drama by John Dryden that dramatizes the fall of Moorish rule in Spain through grandiose language, romantic intrigue, and martial conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration drama
ⓘ
heroic drama ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | English Restoration theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
religious conflict between Christians and Moors
ⓘ
romantic rivalry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
tragedy
ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Almahide
NERFINISHED
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Almanzor NERFINISHED ⓘ Boabdelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndaraxa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPartTitle | The Conquest of Granada, Part 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration drama
ⓘ
heroic drama ⓘ |
| hasHero | Almanzor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBasis |
Granada War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capture of Granada in 1492 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Conquest of Granada, Part 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later parodies of heroic drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
grandiose language
ⓘ
heroic couplets ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exaggerated heroism
ⓘ
rhetorical excess ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceType | stage play ⓘ |
| portrays |
Catholic monarchs of Spain
ⓘ
Moorish rulers of Granada ⓘ |
| secondPartTitle | The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Reconquista
NERFINISHED
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fall of Moorish rule in Spain ⓘ |
| theme |
honour
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loyalty ⓘ martial conflict ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 17th century ⓘ |
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