The Conquest of Granada

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The Conquest of Granada is a Restoration-era heroic drama by John Dryden that dramatizes the fall of Moorish rule in Spain through grandiose language, romantic intrigue, and martial conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Restoration drama ⓘ
heroic drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
associatedMovement English Restoration theatre ⓘ
linked to: Restoration theatre
author John Dryden ⓘ
conflictType religious conflict between Christians and Moors ⓘ
romantic rivalry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticForm tragedy ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ
featuresCharacter Almahide ⓘ
Almanzor ⓘ
Boabdelin ⓘ
Lyndaraxa ⓘ
firstPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 1 ⓘ
genre Restoration drama ⓘ
heroic drama ⓘ
hasHero Almanzor ⓘ
hasHistoricalBasis Granada War ⓘ
capture of Granada in 1492 ⓘ
hasPart The Conquest of Granada, Part 1 ⓘ
The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 ⓘ
influenced later parodies of heroic drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Restoration literature ⓘ
literaryStyle grandiose language ⓘ
heroic couplets ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeMode dramatic dialogue ⓘ
notableFor exaggerated heroism ⓘ
rhetorical excess ⓘ
originalPerformanceType stage play ⓘ
portrays Catholic monarchs of Spain ⓘ
Moorish rulers of Granada ⓘ
secondPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 ⓘ
setting Granada ⓘ
settingPeriod late 15th century ⓘ
subject Reconquista ⓘ
fall of Moorish rule in Spain ⓘ
theme honour ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
martial conflict ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ
romantic intrigue ⓘ
timeOfCreation 17th century ⓘ

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John Dryden → notableWork → The Conquest of Granada ⓘ
The Conquest of Granada → firstPartTitle → The Conquest of Granada, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada → secondPartTitle → The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 ⓘ
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada → hasPart → The Conquest of Granada, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada → hasPart → The Conquest of Granada, Part 2 ⓘ
linked to: The Conquest of Granada