Atala

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Atala is a romantic novella by François-René de Chateaubriand that helped inaugurate French Romanticism through its exotic American setting and themes of passion, religion, and tragic love.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literaryWork
novella
romanticNovella
author François-René de Chateaubriand NERFINISHED
contributedTo inauguration of French Romanticism
countryOfOrigin France
depicts idealized vision of Native American life
firstPublishedIn France NERFINISHED
genre Romanticism NERFINISHED
novella
hasCharacter Father Aubry NERFINISHED
hasForm prose
hasInfluenced later French Romantic writers
literaryPeriod early 19th century
literaryStyle lyrical prose
sentimental narrative
mainCharacter Atala (the title character) NERFINISHED
Chactas NERFINISHED
movement French Romanticism NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person frame narrative
notableFor its blend of Christian spirituality and romantic passion
its exotic American setting
its influence on French Romantic literature
originalLanguage French
partOf Chateaubriand’s American works cycle
publicationYear 1801
publisher originally published in Paris
setting North America NERFINISHED
exotic American wilderness
theme Christianity NERFINISHED
conflict between religious vows and earthly love
cultural encounter between Europeans and Native Americans
nature and the sublime
passion
religion
tragic love

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