La gitanilla
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La gitanilla is a novella by Miguel de Cervantes that tells the story of a young gypsy girl and explores themes of identity, honor, and social prejudice.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La gitanilla canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Little Gypsy Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | gypsy girl ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
crossing of social boundaries
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disguise ⓘ kidnapping in infancy ⓘ recognition scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | representation of Roma people in early modern Spain ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
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picaresque fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | yes ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to illustrate the value of honor
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to question stereotypes about gypsies ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Baroque literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Andrés Caballero
NERFINISHED
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Juana Carducha NERFINISHED ⓘ Preciosa NERFINISHED ⓘ the gypsy chief ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | early literary portrayal of gypsy life in Spanish literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Novelas ejemplares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a nobleman falls in love with a gypsy girl
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revelation of the true noble birth of the protagonist ⓘ the nobleman joins the gypsies to prove his love ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Preciosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | short novel ⓘ |
| setting |
Madrid
NERFINISHED
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early 17th-century Spain ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
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honor ⓘ identity ⓘ justice ⓘ love ⓘ social class ⓘ social prejudice ⓘ |
| workHasMoral | virtue and honor transcend social origin ⓘ |
| workInSeriesPosition | one of the first stories in Novelas ejemplares ⓘ |
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