novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes"

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"Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes" is an 1835 historical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that dramatizes the rise and fall of the 14th-century Roman populist leader Cola di Rienzi.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationComposer Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
adaptationMedium opera
adaptationPremiereYear 1842
author Edward Bulwer-Lytton NERFINISHED
basedOn Cola di Rienzi NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts conflict between nobility and commoners
medieval Rome
struggle for republican liberty
firstPublishedInCity London NERFINISHED
genre historical fiction
political novel
hasAdaptation Rienzi (opera) NERFINISHED
hasFictionalizedElements invented secondary characters
romantic subplots
hasTheme charismatic leadership
corruption of power
idealism versus realism
mob psychology
rise and downfall of a hero
historicalEventContext political turmoil in 14th-century Rome
historicalFigureDepicted Cola di Rienzi NERFINISHED
Roman nobility
inspiredComposer Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Rienzi (opera) NERFINISHED
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Cola di Rienzi NERFINISHED
narrativeForm prose
notableFor influence on Richard Wagner
portrayal of medieval Roman republicanism
originalLanguage English
originalTitle Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes NERFINISHED
partOfAuthorCareer early novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton
periodOfPublication 19th century
publicationFormat three-volume novel
publicationYear 1835
publisher Saunders and Otley NERFINISHED
settingPlace Rome NERFINISHED
settingTime 14th century
subject Roman politics
popular revolution
rise and fall of a populist leader
tyranny and power

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