Der Messias

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Der Messias is an 18th-century German religious epic poem by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock that recounts the story of Christ’s redemption in an elevated, classical style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German literary work ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ
author Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ⓘ
character God the Father ⓘ
linked to: God

Jesus Christ ⓘ
Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary

Satan ⓘ
angels ⓘ
apostles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
depicts crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
life of Jesus ⓘ
redemption of humankind ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
form poem ⓘ
genre Christian poetry ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ
religious epic ⓘ
hasInfluenced German Romanticism ⓘ
later German religious poetry ⓘ
influencedBy John Milton's Paradise Lost ⓘ
linked to: Paradise Lost

classical epic tradition ⓘ
languageFamily Germanic languages ⓘ
literaryMovement Sturm und Drang ⓘ
literaryPeriod 18th-century literature ⓘ
mainSubject Christian salvation ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor influence on German classicism ⓘ
innovative use of German for epic poetry ⓘ
religious pathos ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
religiousContext Lutheran Protestantism ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
setting biblical world ⓘ
earthly Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: ancient Jerusalem

heavenly realm ⓘ
style classical style ⓘ
elevated style ⓘ
theme conflict between good and evil ⓘ
divine grace ⓘ
redemptive suffering ⓘ
sacrifice of Christ ⓘ
salvation history ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork 18th century ⓘ
workOfAuthor Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ⓘ

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