Lorenzaccio

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Lorenzaccio is a 19th-century French Romantic drama by Alfred de Musset, renowned for its complex, brooding title character and its exploration of political corruption and moral ambiguity in Renaissance Florence.

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Lorenzaccio canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Romantic drama ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
play ⓘ
alternativeName Lorenzo de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Lorenzo de' Medici
author Alfred de Musset ⓘ
basedOn historical events in Florence ⓘ
characterTypeOfProtagonist disillusioned idealist ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dramaticConflict idealism versus corruption ⓘ
individual conscience versus political necessity ⓘ
dramaticForm five-act play ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ
featuresCharacter Catherine Ginori ⓘ
Duke Alessandro de’ Medici ⓘ
Philippe Strozzi ⓘ
firstPublicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
genre Romantic drama ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations ⓘ
stage adaptations ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Lorenzaccio ⓘ
historicalContext Medici rule in Florence ⓘ
influenced French political theatre ⓘ
languageFamily Romance languages ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century French literature ⓘ
literarySignificance major work of French Romantic theatre ⓘ
mainCharacter Lorenzo de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Lorenzo de' Medici
moralDimension questioning of means used to achieve liberty ⓘ
narrativeFocus assassination of a tyrant ⓘ
notableCharacteristic complex brooding protagonist ⓘ
exploration of the gap between intention and action ⓘ
political reflection on republican ideals ⓘ
originalAudience 19th-century French theatre-goers ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
politicalDimension critique of despotism ⓘ
settingCountry Italy ⓘ
settingPlace Florence ⓘ
settingTime Renaissance ⓘ
studiedIn French literature curricula ⓘ
theme assassination and conspiracy ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ
workOf Alfred de Musset ⓘ

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Sarah Bernhardt → notableWork → Lorenzaccio ⓘ
Sylvano Bussotti → notableWork → Lorenzaccio ⓘ
Lorenzaccio → hasTitleCharacter → Lorenzaccio ⓘ
French Romantic theatre → majorWork → Lorenzaccio ⓘ
Alfred de Musset → notableWork → Lorenzaccio ⓘ