Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories are a classic series of early 20th-century adventure tales about a man raised by apes in the African jungle, which helped define the modern jungle hero archetype and inspired numerous adaptations in film, television, and other media.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories canonical | 1 |
| Tarzan novels | 1 |
| Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories Context triple: [Tarzan and the Lost City, isAdaptationOf, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories]
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
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Tarzan
Tarzan is a 1999 animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story of a man raised by apes in the African jungle.
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works of Robert E. Howard
The works of Robert E. Howard are a collection of early 20th-century pulp fantasy, horror, and adventure stories—most famously the Conan the Barbarian tales—that helped define the sword and sorcery genre.
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The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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King Kong novels
The King Kong novels are literary works that expand on the iconic giant ape’s adventures and the mysterious Skull Island setting introduced in the classic King Kong franchise.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories Target entity description: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories are a classic series of early 20th-century adventure tales about a man raised by apes in the African jungle, which helped define the modern jungle hero archetype and inspired numerous adaptations in film, television, and other media.
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A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
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B.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a 1999 animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story of a man raised by apes in the African jungle.
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C.
works of Robert E. Howard
The works of Robert E. Howard are a collection of early 20th-century pulp fantasy, horror, and adventure stories—most famously the Conan the Barbarian tales—that helped define the sword and sorcery genre.
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D.
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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E.
King Kong novels
The King Kong novels are literary works that expand on the iconic giant ape’s adventures and the mysterious Skull Island setting introduced in the classic King Kong franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure fiction
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literary work series ⓘ pulp fiction series ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
animated films
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comic books ⓘ comic strips ⓘ films ⓘ radio dramas ⓘ stage productions ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstBookPublicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | All-Story Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWorkInSeries | Tarzan of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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fantasy ⓘ lost world fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | jungle hero archetype ⓘ |
| inUniverseElement |
Mangani (fictional great apes)
NERFINISHED
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Opar (lost city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century popular fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
Disney's Tarzan (1999 film)
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
NERFINISHED
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Tarzan Triumphant NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Ant Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Castaways NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the City of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Forbidden City NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Foreign Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Golden Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Leopard Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Lion Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Lost Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan and the Madman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan at the Earth's Core NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan the Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan the Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan the Untamed NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan's Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beasts of Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Son of Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfNovels | 24 ⓘ |
| periodOfPublicationEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| periodOfPublicationStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| protagonistRaisedBy | apes ⓘ |
| protagonistRealName | John Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTitle | Lord Greystoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | A. C. McClurg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter |
Jane Porter
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Kala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerchak NERFINISHED ⓘ Korak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | African jungle ⓘ |
| theme |
civilization versus nature
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heredity and nobility ⓘ identity ⓘ |
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Subject: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories Description of subject: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories are a classic series of early 20th-century adventure tales about a man raised by apes in the African jungle, which helped define the modern jungle hero archetype and inspired numerous adaptations in film, television, and other media.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Adventures of Tarzan (serial involvement noted historically)
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories
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subject surface form:
The Adventures of Tarzan
this entity surface form:
Tarzan novels