Ballad of Mulan

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Ballad of Mulan is a traditional Chinese narrative poem that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese ballad
Chinese literary work
Chinese narrative poem
folk legend
adaptedInto films about Mulan
modern stage plays
traditional Chinese operas
approximateCompositionCentury 6th century
associatedDynasty Northern Wei dynasty
surface form: Northern Wei
associatedWith legend of Hua Mulan
centralTheme bravery
filial piety
gender roles
loyalty
patriotism
characterTraitOfProtagonist courageous
filial
resourceful
countryOfOrigin China
culturalSignificance foundational text for the legend of Hua Mulan
one of the most famous Chinese folk ballads
ending Mulan reveals her female identity after returning home
genre yuefu poem
influenceOn later Chinese dramas about Mulan
later Chinese operas about Mulan
modern film adaptations of the Mulan story
literaryForm narrative poetry
literaryPeriod Northern and Southern dynasties period
surface form: Northern dynasties period
mainCharacter Mulan
surface form: Hua Mulan
militaryServiceDuration many years
moral virtue and loyalty transcend gender
motif female warrior in disguise
substitution of child for aged parent in military service
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFeature does not focus on romantic love
emphasizes family duty and honor
originalLanguage Classical Chinese
plotSummary A young woman disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army
protagonistGender female
protagonistMotivation to spare her elderly father from conscription
protagonistRole daughter
recognizedAs important work in Chinese literary canon
setting Ancient China
surface form: ancient China
sourceCollection Music Bureau Collection
structure rhymed verse
subjectOf scholarly studies on Chinese folklore
scholarly studies on gender in Chinese literature

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Subject: Ballad of Mulan
Description of subject: Ballad of Mulan is a traditional Chinese narrative poem that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mulan basedOn Ballad of Mulan
subject surface form: Mulan (1998 film)
The Woman Warrior notableCharacter Ballad of Mulan
this entity surface form: Fa Mu Lan
Mulan (1998 film score) basedOn Ballad of Mulan
Chi-Fu basedOn Ballad of Mulan
this entity surface form: Chinese legend of Hua Mulan
I'll Make a Man Out of You basedOn Ballad of Mulan
Honor to Us All basedOn Ballad of Mulan
this entity surface form: Ballad of Mulan (indirectly, via the film)
A Girl Worth Fighting For featuresCharacter Ballad of Mulan
this entity surface form: Mulan
Robert D. San Souci notableWork Ballad of Mulan
this entity surface form: Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior
Mulan (2020 film) basedOn Ballad of Mulan
Hua Zhou in Mulan (2020 film) child Ballad of Mulan
subject surface form: Hua Zhou
this entity surface form: Hua Mulan
Hua Zhou in Mulan (2020 film) relationshipWith Ballad of Mulan
subject surface form: Hua Zhou
this entity surface form: Hua Mulan