Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah is a pompous, self-important nobleman who comically holds numerous government offices in Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera "The Mikado."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegoricalRole |
satire of bureaucracy
ⓘ
satire of political office-holding ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ko-Ko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanki-Poo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mikado of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yum-Yum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | British bureaucratic satire ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
corruptible
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obsequious ⓘ pompous ⓘ self-important ⓘ snobbish ⓘ |
| country | Titipu ⓘ |
| creator |
Arthur Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | British theatre ⓘ |
| debutDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Mikado, Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comic opera ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
parody of aristocracy
ⓘ
parody of political patronage ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Japanese (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
accepts bribes under the name of different offices
ⓘ
holds many government offices simultaneously ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person.
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I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule. ⓘ |
| occupation |
Archbishop
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief ⓘ First Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chief Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Everything Else NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | Savoy Theatre (original production context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | comic relief ⓘ |
| setting | Titipu, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | mythical Japan ⓘ |
| workBy | Gilbert and Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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