The Emperor's New Clothes
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that satirizes vanity and collective pretence through the story of an emperor tricked into parading in invisible clothes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor’s New Clothes | 1 |
| The Emperor's New Clothes canonical | 1 |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ satire ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
collective pretence
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conformity ⓘ deception ⓘ fear of social judgment ⓘ truth-telling ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | the phrase "the emperor has no clothes" is used to describe situations where obvious truths are ignored due to social pressure ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Tredie Hefte. ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated adaptations
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film adaptations ⓘ picture book adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ theatrical plays ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the child
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the emperor ⓘ the weavers ⓘ townspeople ⓘ two swindlers ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | the emperor ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
authority can be questioned
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fear of appearing foolish can lead to collective self-deception ⓘ honesty can reveal uncomfortable truths ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
invisible clothing
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public procession ⓘ truth spoken by a child ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | traditional European folktale motifs ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| partOf | Fairy Tales Told for Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two swindlers convince an emperor that they can weave clothes invisible to the incompetent or unfit, leading him to parade naked until a child points out the truth. ⓘ |
| setting | an unnamed empire ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general audience ⓘ |
| usedAs |
allegory for groupthink
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allegory for intellectual pretension ⓘ allegory for political hypocrisy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Sinéad O’Connor
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
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Emperor’s New Clothes