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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atala canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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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
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novella ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Father Aubry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later French Romantic writers ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
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sentimental narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Atala (the title character)
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Chactas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its blend of Christian spirituality and romantic passion
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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
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exotic American wilderness ⓘ |
| theme |
Christianity
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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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