The Conquest of Granada

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The Conquest of Granada is a Restoration-era heroic drama by John Dryden that dramatizes the fall of Moorish rule in Spain through grandiose language, romantic intrigue, and martial conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Restoration drama
heroic drama
play
associatedMovement English Restoration theatre
linked to: Restoration theatre
author John Dryden
conflictType religious conflict between Christians and Moors
romantic rivalry
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm tragedy
verse drama
featuresCharacter Almahide
Almanzor
Boabdelin
Lyndaraxa
firstPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 1
genre Restoration drama
heroic drama
hasHero Almanzor
hasHistoricalBasis Granada War
capture of Granada in 1492
hasPart The Conquest of Granada, Part 1
The Conquest of Granada, Part 2
influenced later parodies of heroic drama
language English
literaryPeriod Restoration literature
literaryStyle grandiose language
heroic couplets
medium theatre
narrativeMode dramatic dialogue
notableFor exaggerated heroism
rhetorical excess
originalPerformanceType stage play
portrays Catholic monarchs of Spain
Moorish rulers of Granada
secondPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 2
setting Granada
settingPeriod late 15th century
subject Reconquista
fall of Moorish rule in Spain
theme honour
loyalty
martial conflict
religious conflict
romantic intrigue
timeOfCreation 17th century

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John Dryden notableWork The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada firstPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 1
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada secondPartTitle The Conquest of Granada, Part 2
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada hasPart The Conquest of Granada, Part 1
linked to: The Conquest of Granada
The Conquest of Granada hasPart The Conquest of Granada, Part 2
linked to: The Conquest of Granada