El licenciado Vidriera
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El licenciado Vidriera is a satirical novella by Miguel de Cervantes that follows a law student who, believing himself made of glass, exposes the follies and vices of society through his sharp wit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish literary work
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novella ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| author | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of academic pretension
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critique of legal profession ⓘ illusion and reality ⓘ madness and reason ⓘ social criticism ⓘ the fragility of human reputation ⓘ vanity of worldly knowledge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | Novelas ejemplares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
picaresque literature
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
television adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Tomás Rodaja
NERFINISHED
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the licentiate of glass ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Glass Graduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSpanish | El licenciado Vidriera ⓘ |
| influencedBy | humanist thought ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
moral reflection
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social critique ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Spanish Golden Age literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
character-based humor
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irony ⓘ satirical dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
El licenciado Vidriera
NERFINISHED
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Tomás Rodaja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralDimension | didactic intention ⓘ |
| motif |
glass as symbol of fragility
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madman as truth-teller ⓘ travel and education ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Cervantine prose corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
protagonist becomes famous for witty remarks
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protagonist believes he is made of glass ⓘ protagonist satirizes different social groups ⓘ protagonist studies law ⓘ protagonist suffers mental disturbance after being poisoned ⓘ |
| protagonistLaterOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | law student ⓘ |
| setting | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | early 17th century ⓘ |
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