Princess Leonore d’Este

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Princess Leonore d’Este is a fictional noblewoman and central character in Goethe’s play "Torquato Tasso," depicted as an object of the poet’s idealized love and a figure within the Ferrara court.

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Countess Leonore von Sanvitale 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
noblewoman
appearsAlongsideCharacter Duke of Ferrara (in the play) NERFINISHED
Princess Leonore Sanvitale (in the play) NERFINISHED
Torquato Tasso (character) NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre drama
verse drama
associatedWithHistoricalFamily Este family NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Ferrara NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme Renaissance court culture
art and patronage
courtly life
idealized love
tension between art and politics
countryOfOriginOfWork Weimar (Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) NERFINISHED
creator Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED
depictedAs object of Torquato Tasso’s idealized love
fictionalStatus not a historical person in Goethe’s play
fictionalWork Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED
gender female
hasAuthorNationality German
languageOfWork German
mediumOfWork stage play
memberOf House of Este (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction focus of the poet’s emotional conflict
representative of courtly refinement
nobleRank princess
originalLanguageName Leonore d’Este NERFINISHED
relationshipToTorquatoTasso beloved of the poet (idealized)
patron-like figure
roleInWork central character
setInTimePeriod Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
setting Ferrara court NERFINISHED
workForm literary character
workTitleInGerman Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED

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Torquato Tasso hasCharacter Princess Leonore d’Este
subject surface form: Torquato Tasso (Goethe play)
Torquato Tasso hasCharacter Princess Leonore d’Este
subject surface form: Torquato Tasso (Goethe play)
this entity surface form: Countess Leonore von Sanvitale