THE REVOLUTION EPIC IN DUMAS’ NOVELS “SAN FELICE” AND “EMMA LYONNA”
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2023
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Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski"
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In this article we will focus on two lesser-known Dumas' novels – “San Felice” and its second part, “Emma Lyonna”, written in the years 1863-1865. With these works Dumas creates a true epic of the Neapolitan revolution of the late 18th century and includes many historical figures as main characters in his narrative. We will trace the relations between the historical events in Europe in the last years of the Age of Enlightenment and we will make a brief review of the historical prototypes used by the author in the novels.
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revolution, republican, historical events, epic, Neapolitan, prototypes, the Age of Enlightenment