Pandosto
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Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan prose fiction
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prose romance ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Winter’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Robert Greene was a professional writer and pamphleteer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | English prose romances of the 1580s ⓘ |
| circulation | popular in late 16th century England ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
abandoned royal child
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oracle consultation ⓘ recognition scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| differsFrom | The Winter’s Tale in its tragic conclusion ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bellaria
NERFINISHED
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Dorastus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fawnia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandosto (King of Bohemia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Thomas Orwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | novella-like narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
prose fiction
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romance ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Pandosto: The Triumph of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ending for Pandosto ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLead | Fawnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major narrative source for Shakespearean romance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later pastoral and romance drama ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus | the consequences of rash jealousy ⓘ |
| hasPlotDevice | shipwreck and exile ⓘ |
| hasProseStyle | ornate Elizabethan rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Pandosto as jealous king ⓘ |
| hasPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasStructure | frame of a king’s suspicion of his queen ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Pandosto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalMedium | printed book ⓘ |
| period | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceFor | The Winter’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1588 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mamillia
NERFINISHED
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Menaphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
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Sicilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
jealousy
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loss and restoration ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
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