Mémoires d’outre-tombe
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Mémoires d’outre-tombe is a monumental 19th-century autobiographical work by François-René de Chateaubriand that blends personal memoir, historical reflection, and literary meditation on his life and times.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mémoires d’outre-tombe canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | François-René de Chateaubriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| contains | reflections on major historical events of late 18th and early 19th centuries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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historical reflection ⓘ literary meditation ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exile
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memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ politics ⓘ religion ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| influenced |
French autobiographical writing
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Romantic literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a key text of French Romanticism
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considered a major work of French literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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French history ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ Restoration France NERFINISHED ⓘ life of François-René de Chateaubriand ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of personal memoir and historical narrative
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lyrical and reflective style ⓘ political and religious commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| setting |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ various European courts ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| style |
ornate prose
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rhetorical and meditative tone ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Chateaubriand’s childhood to his later political life ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Memoirs from Beyond the Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | French Romantic period ⓘ |
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