French Romantic theatre
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French Romantic theatre was a 19th-century dramatic movement in France that broke with classical rules by embracing emotional intensity, historical and exotic settings, and freer forms of expression, exemplified by works like Victor Hugo’s plays.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanticism in theatre
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theatrical movement ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex, often rebellious heroes
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emphasis on strong emotion ⓘ focus on individualism ⓘ focus on passion and subjectivity ⓘ freer verse forms ⓘ interest in social and political issues ⓘ long, rhetorical monologues ⓘ mixing of tragic and comic tones ⓘ rejection of the classical unities ⓘ spectacular staging and scenery ⓘ use of exotic settings ⓘ use of historical settings ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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melodrama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| importantEvent |
Battle of Hernani
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premiere of Hernani ⓘ |
| importantEventDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century European historical drama
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later French realist theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Romanticism
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Gothic literature ⓘ Shakespearean drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ medieval drama ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Alexandre Dumas père
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Alfred de Musset NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfred de Vigny NERFINISHED ⓘ Casimir Delavigne NERFINISHED ⓘ Frédérick Lemaître NERFINISHED ⓘ Gérard de Nerval NERFINISHED ⓘ Mademoiselle Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Théophile Gautier NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Comédie-Française
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Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Théâtre de l’Odéon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Antony
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Chatterton NERFINISHED ⓘ Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Hernani NERFINISHED ⓘ La Tour de Nesle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorenzaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucrèce Borgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Delorme NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruy Blas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementEnd | late 19th century ⓘ |
| movementStart |
1820s
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French classical theatre
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neoclassicism in theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Romanticism
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French Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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