Consuelo (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin
- First Published: 1842
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: Venice, Bohemia, and Vienna
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure, Gothic fiction
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Class conflict, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Poverty or poor people, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mental illness, Eighteenth century, Singing or singers, Death or dying, Ambition, Composers, Nobility
- Locales: Vienna, Austria, Venice, Italy, Bohemia
Characters Discussed
Consuelo (kohn-SWAY-loh), a gifted singer who, before her mother dies, promises to marry a young musician named Anzoleto. Consuelo is a charming and beautiful woman, in addition to being a fine artist. After she finds that her betrothed is untrue to her, she becomes a companion to Amelia, the niece of Count Rudolstadt. The count’s son, Albert, falls in love with her and tells her that she is the only person who can save him from insanity. She helps her rival, Corilla, give birth to an illegitimate child the girl has by Anzoleto. Just before Albert dies,...
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