Lorenzaccio
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Lorenzaccio is a 19th-century French Romantic drama by Alfred de Musset, renowned for its complex, brooding title character and its exploration of political corruption and moral ambiguity in Renaissance Florence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Romantic drama
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literary work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Lorenzo de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alfred de Musset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events in Florence ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | disillusioned idealist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
idealism versus corruption
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individual conscience versus political necessity ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
five-act play
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verse drama ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Catherine Ginori
NERFINISHED
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Duke Alessandro de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Strozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic drama
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Lorenzaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Medici rule in Florence ⓘ |
| influenced | French political theatre ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of French Romantic theatre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lorenzo de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralDimension | questioning of means used to achieve liberty ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | assassination of a tyrant ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex brooding protagonist
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exploration of the gap between intention and action ⓘ political reflection on republican ideals ⓘ |
| originalAudience | 19th-century French theatre-goers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| politicalDimension | critique of despotism ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | French literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
assassination and conspiracy
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disillusionment ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political corruption ⓘ republicanism ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| workOf | Alfred de Musset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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