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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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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