Romola

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historical novel novel

Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th-century Florence, exploring political upheaval, moral conflict, and personal transformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author George Eliot ⓘ
authorRealName George Eliot ⓘ
surface form: Mary Ann Evans
containsElement domestic drama ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
religious prophecy ⓘ
countryOfSetting Italy ⓘ
explores civic responsibility ⓘ
conflict between private and public duty ⓘ
corruption and idealism in politics ⓘ
individual conscience ⓘ
marital betrayal ⓘ
religious reform ⓘ
role of women in Renaissance society ⓘ
tension between humanism and religious zeal ⓘ
featuresHistoricalFigure Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ
firstPublicationForm serial publication ⓘ
focusesOn ethical decision-making ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
intellectual life in Renaissance Florence ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ
political novel ⓘ
hasAuthorPseudonym George Eliot ⓘ
hasFemaleProtagonist true ⓘ
historicalBackdrop fall of the Medici in Florence ⓘ
rise of Savonarola in Florence ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement Victorian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Bardo de' Bardi ⓘ
Romola de' Bardi ⓘ
Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ
surface form: Savonarola

Tito Melema ⓘ
mainTheme moral conflict ⓘ
personal transformation ⓘ
political upheaval ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
originalPublicationLanguage English ⓘ
setInPlace Florence ⓘ
setInTimePeriod 15th-century ⓘ
settingCity Florence ⓘ
settingContext Republic of Florence ⓘ
surface form: Florentine Republic

Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Italian Renaissance
settingRegion Tuscany ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timeOfAction late 15th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romola Garai → givenName → Romola ⓘ
George Eliot → notableWork → Romola ⓘ