A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a satirical novel that transports a 19th-century American engineer back to King Arthur’s Britain, where he uses modern knowledge to challenge medieval society and romanticized chivalry.
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| A Connecticut Yankee | 5 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court | 5 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court universe | 1 |
| The Connecticut Yankee | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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radio drama ⓘ stage musical ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| author | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticizesWork | Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
King Arthur
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Merlin ⓘ Sandy ⓘ Sir Lancelot ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The American Claimant ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Dan Beard ⓘ |
| influenced | later time travel satire works ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hank Morgan ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | first-person manuscript account ⓘ |
| narrator | Hank Morgan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of time travel in literature
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political and social satire of medieval Europe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Mark Twain bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
clash between modern technology and feudalism
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critique of chivalry ⓘ industrialization of medieval society ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Prince and the Pauper ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles L. Webster and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
King Arthur's court ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between reason and superstition
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critique of monarchy ⓘ satire of romanticized medievalism ⓘ social criticism ⓘ technology and power ⓘ |
| timeTravelFrom | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| timeTravelTo | King Arthur's Britain ⓘ |
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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