Adelchi

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Adelchi is a 19th-century Italian tragic drama by Alessandro Manzoni that portrays the moral and political conflicts surrounding the fall of the Lombard kingdom.

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Adelchi canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian play ⓘ
theatrical play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
author Alessandro Manzoni ⓘ
character Adelchi ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ
Desiderius ⓘ
Ermengarda ⓘ
containsCharacterType martyr-like figure ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
culturalSignificance important for Italian national and historical consciousness ⓘ
educationalUse studied in Italian literature courses ⓘ
exploresConcept Christian view of history ⓘ
conflict between duty and conscience ⓘ
legitimacy of political power ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1822 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1822 ⓘ
focusesOnEvent Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom ⓘ
form verse drama ⓘ
genre tragic drama ⓘ
hasChorus yes ⓘ
hasLiteraryForm tragedy in verse ⓘ
historicalContext fall of the Lombard Kingdom ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted Charlemagne ⓘ
Desiderius, King of the Lombards ⓘ
influencedBy Christian theology ⓘ
Romantic historical drama ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
literarySignificance major work of Italian Romantic theatre ⓘ
mainTheme Christian ethics ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
resignation and sacrifice ⓘ
tyranny and oppression ⓘ
notableEdition 1845 revised edition by Alessandro Manzoni ⓘ
originalLanguage Italian ⓘ
placeOfAction Italy ⓘ
Lombard Kingdom ⓘ
protagonist Adelchi (son of Desiderius) ⓘ
publisher Ferrario (Milan) ⓘ
linked to: Ferrario, Milan
relatedWorkByAuthor I Promessi Sposi ⓘ
Il Conte di Carmagnola ⓘ
settingPeriod 8th century ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
targetAudience theatre-going public ⓘ
timeOfAction campaigns of Charlemagne in Italy ⓘ
reign of Desiderius ⓘ
linked to: Desiderius

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