Le Soulier de satin

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Le Soulier de satin is an expansive, symbolist drama by French writer Paul Claudel that intertwines love, faith, and colonial exploration in Baroque, poetic form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama
play
symbolist drama
adaptation Le Soulier de satin (1985 film)
linked to: Le Soulier de satin
adaptedBy Manoel de Oliveira
alsoKnownAs The Satin Slipper
author Paul Claudel
completionDate 1924
countryOfOrigin France
creatorOccupation diplomat
poet
creatorReligion Roman Catholicism
firstPerformanceCity Paris
firstPerformanceDate 1943
firstPerformancePlace Comédie-Française
firstPublicationDate 1929
firstPublisher Gallimard
form Baroque
genre religious drama
symbolist drama
hasPart Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
influencedBy Baroque theatre
Spanish Golden Age drama
literaryMovement Symbolism
mainCharacter Prouhèze
Rodrigue
notableCharacteristic complex structure
extensive stage directions
very long duration
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Le Soulier de satin, ou Le pire n’est pas toujours sûr
linked to: Le Soulier de satin
publisher Gallimard
settingPeriod 16th century
settingRegion Spain
colonial Latin America
structure four-part play
style poetic
subject Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

missionary work
spiritual conflict
theme colonial exploration
faith
love

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Paul Claudel notableWork Le Soulier de satin
Jean Marais notableWork Le Soulier de satin (stage role)
linked to: Le Soulier de satin
Le Soulier de satin adaptation Le Soulier de satin (1985 film)
linked to: Le Soulier de satin
Le Soulier de satin originalTitle Le Soulier de satin, ou Le pire n’est pas toujours sûr
linked to: Le Soulier de satin