Quo Vadis (novel)

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Quo Vadis (novel) is an 1896 historical epic by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz that portrays the early Christian community in Nero’s Rome and helped earn him the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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instanceOf historical epic
novel
adaptedInto film
opera
television series
author Henryk Sienkiewicz NERFINISHED
containsElement political intrigue
religious conflict
romance
contributedTo Henryk Sienkiewicz Nobel Prize in Literature
countryOfOrigin Poland
featuresCharacter Emperor Nero NERFINISHED
Saint Paul NERFINISHED
Saint Peter NERFINISHED
genre Christian novel
historical fiction
hasFilmAdaptation Quo Vadis (1913 film) NERFINISHED
Quo Vadis (1924 film) NERFINISHED
Quo Vadis (1951 film) NERFINISHED
hasMotto Quo vadis, Domine?
hasTranslation English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
many world languages
influenced perception of early Christianity in popular culture
inspiredBy New Testament NERFINISHED
literaryMovement Positivism in Poland NERFINISHED
literarySignificance international bestseller at the turn of the 20th century
mainCharacter Lygia NERFINISHED
Marcus Vinicius NERFINISHED
Petronius NERFINISHED
mainTheme early Christianity
love story
persecution of Christians
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage Polish
originalPublicationFormat serial
originalPublicationMedium newspaper
portrays Neronian persecution
early Christian community in Rome
publicationYear 1896
setInPeriod reign of Nero NERFINISHED
setInPlace ancient Rome NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
titleMeaning Where are you going? NERFINISHED

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