St James's Library
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St James's Library is the fictional royal library setting in Jonathan Swift's satirical work "The Battle of the Books," where classical and modern authors' works are imagined to wage war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional library
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fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | satire ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ancients versus moderns debate
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intellectual conflict ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| containsEntityType |
books
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classical authors' works ⓘ modern authors' works ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | royal library ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1704 ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInNarrative | arena for allegorical battle of books ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person satirical narration ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
division between ancient and modern works
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shelves of books that come alive to fight ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | prose satire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real royal libraries in England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | The Battle of the Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | printed book ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | personification of books as combatants ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | the satirical world of The Battle of the Books ⓘ |
| relatedToHistoricalDebate | Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary setting of the conflict between ancient and modern authors ⓘ |
| settingType | indoor royal collection of books ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
repository of human knowledge
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royal or institutional authority over learning ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationOfWork | late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | allegorical representation of literary quarrels ⓘ |
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