La Sanfelice
Author | Alexandre Dumas |
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Language | French |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publication date | 1864 |
Media type |
La Sanfelice (or La San Felice) is an 1864 novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas.[1] It depicts the arrest and execution in Naples of Luisa Sanfelice, who was accused of conspiring with the French and their supporters against Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies during the French Revolutionary War. Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton, who were in Naples at the time, also feature as characters.
Film adaptations[]
In 1942 the novel was used as the basis for the historical film Luisa Sanfelice directed by Leo Menardi. The 1968 film Emma Hamilton directed by Christian-Jaque was also loosely based on the novel. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani made a television film Luisa Sanfelice in 2004.
References[]
- ^ Maxwell p.275
Bibliography[]
- Maxwell, Richard. The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Categories:
- 1864 French novels
- Historical novels
- Novels set in the 19th century
- Novels set in Naples
- Novels by Alexandre Dumas
- French novels adapted into films
- Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson
- Cultural depictions of Emma, Lady Hamilton
- Cultural depictions of Italian women
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- Historical novel stubs