The Story of Rimini

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The Story of Rimini is a narrative poem by English writer Leigh Hunt that retells the tragic medieval love story of Paolo and Francesca, blending romantic sentiment with social and literary reformist ideas.

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instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
aimsTo challenge conventional moral judgments about adultery ⓘ
promote humane and liberal social values ⓘ
author Leigh Hunt ⓘ
basedOn Francesca da Rimini legend ⓘ
episode of Paolo and Francesca in Dante's Inferno ⓘ
story of Paolo and Francesca ⓘ
character Giovanni Malatesta ⓘ
containsElement literary criticism ⓘ
romantic sentiment ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalContext English Romantic literature ⓘ
form verse ⓘ
genre narrative poetry ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ
hasNarrativeMode romanticized retelling of historical legend ⓘ
influencedBy Dante Alighieri ⓘ
Italian medieval literature ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th century literature ⓘ
literarySignificance example of Romantic-era adaptation of medieval legend ⓘ
illustrates Leigh Hunt's reformist ideas ⓘ
mainCharacters Francesca da Rimini ⓘ
Paolo ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Paolo and Francesca as sympathetic lovers ⓘ
relatedAuthor Dante Alighieri ⓘ
relatedWork Inferno ⓘ
setting Rimini ⓘ
medieval Italy ⓘ
subjectMatter adulterous love affair ⓘ
conflict between love and duty ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
theme fate and destiny ⓘ
individual emotion ⓘ
literary reform ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ

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Leigh Hunt → notableWork → The Story of Rimini ⓘ
Cockney School of poetry → notableWork → The Story of Rimini ⓘ
Leigh Hunt → notableWork → The Story of Rimini ⓘ
subject linked to: Mary Shewell