The Tale
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The Tale is a satirical section within Jonathan Swift’s prose work "A Tale of a Tub," contributing to the book’s broader critique of religious excess and literary pretension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tale canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | satirical section ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
satirist ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
critique of literary pretension
ⓘ
critique of religious excess ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | A Tale of a Tub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | The Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | prose work ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 18th century English literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allegory
ⓘ
irony ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuses of learning
ⓘ
corruption in religion ⓘ critique of pedantry ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ |
| medium | book section ⓘ |
| movement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | A Tale of a Tub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationYearApproximate | 1704 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | A Tale of a Tub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
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