La Mer
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La Mer is a seminal 1861 work of natural history and lyrical prose by French historian Jules Michelet that explores the physical, biological, and symbolic dimensions of the sea.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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lyrical prose ⓘ natural history book ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Jules Michelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creatorName | Jules Michelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | historian ⓘ |
| describes |
coastal landscapes
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marine animals ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ oceanic phenomena ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical essay
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natural history ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | French environmental imagination ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of life and death
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meditation on nature and history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
descriptions of biological aspects of the sea
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descriptions of physical properties of the sea ⓘ symbolic and philosophical reflections on the sea ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interconnection of physical and symbolic worlds
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moral and spiritual meanings of nature ⓘ relationship between humans and the sea ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general educated readership ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
marine life
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nature ⓘ symbolism of the sea ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining natural history with lyrical prose
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influencing later nature writing in French literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | La Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | French nature writing ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Michelet's later career ⓘ |
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