Le vergini delle rocce

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Le vergini delle rocce is a decadent and symbolist novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores aristocratic ideals, aestheticism, and political ambition in fin-de-siècle Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decadent novel
literary work
novel
symbolist novel
associatedAuthorMovement Decadentism
surface form: Italian Decadentism
author Gabriele D'Annunzio
surface form: Gabriele D’Annunzio
countryOfOrigin Italy
explores degeneration of modern society
myth of the chosen ruler
relationship between art and politics
genre decadent literature
political novel
symbolism
hasCharacterType aristocrats
hereditary nobility
hasInfluenceOn Italian proto-fascist cultural climate
hasMotif dynastic regeneration
sacralization of politics
virginity as symbol of purity and power
literaryMovement Decadentism
Symbolism
literaryStyle lyrical description
ornate prose
symbolic imagery
mainThemes aestheticism
aristocratic ideals
crisis of liberal democracy
cult of beauty
elitism
political ambition
narrativeForm first-person narrative
originalLanguage Italian
philosophicalContext Nietzschean superman ideas
anti-democratic thought
protagonist Claudio Cantelmo
publicationCentury 19th century
relatedWorkByAuthor Il piacere
Il trionfo della morte
Le Laudi
setting Roman aristocratic milieu
Southern Italy
settingPeriod fin-de-siècle Italy
workOf Italian literature

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Gabriele D'Annunzio notableWork Le vergini delle rocce
Gabriele Rapagnetta notableWork Le vergini delle rocce
subject surface form: Gabriele D'Annunzio
Il trionfo della morte precedes Le vergini delle rocce