Modern Chivalry
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Modern Chivalry is a satirical novel by Hugh Henry Brackenridge that humorously critiques early American frontier society and politics through the adventures of a Quixote-like hero.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Hugh Henry Brackenridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionRole | Sancho Panza-like squire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| critiques |
demagogues
ⓘ
frontier democracy ⓘ uneducated political participation ⓘ |
| depicts |
American social types
ⓘ
backwoods justice ⓘ frontier elections ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| genre |
picaresque novel
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
burlesque
ⓘ
ironic humor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Modern Chivalry, Part I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modern Chivalry, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered one of the earliest major American novels
ⓘ
important example of early American political satire ⓘ |
| literaryStyleComparedTo | Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain John Farrago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teague O'Regan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | Don Quixote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Quixote-like hero ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| publicationMethod | serial publication ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1792 ⓘ |
| setting | American frontier ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American politics
ⓘ
frontier manners and customs ⓘ law and justice on the frontier ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of American frontier society
ⓘ
critique of democratic politics ⓘ education and enlightenment ⓘ folly of ambition ⓘ political satire ⓘ satire of populism ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
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