Adelchi
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Adelchi is a 19th-century Italian tragic drama by Alessandro Manzoni that portrays the moral and political conflicts surrounding the fall of the Lombard kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adelchi canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian play
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theatrical play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Alessandro Manzoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Adelchi
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Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Desiderius NERFINISHED ⓘ Ermengarda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
martyr-like figure
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important for Italian national and historical consciousness ⓘ |
| educationalUse | studied in Italian literature courses ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Christian view of history
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conflict between duty and conscience ⓘ legitimacy of political power ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre | tragic drama ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | tragedy in verse ⓘ |
| historicalContext | fall of the Lombard Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Charlemagne
NERFINISHED
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Desiderius, King of the Lombards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Romantic historical drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Italian Romantic theatre ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian ethics
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moral conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ resignation and sacrifice ⓘ tyranny and oppression ⓘ |
| notableEdition | 1845 revised edition by Alessandro Manzoni ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| placeOfAction |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Adelchi (son of Desiderius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Ferrario (Milan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
I Promessi Sposi
NERFINISHED
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Il Conte di Carmagnola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| targetAudience | theatre-going public ⓘ |
| timeOfAction |
campaigns of Charlemagne in Italy
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reign of Desiderius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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