The Balloon-Hoax
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"The Balloon-Hoax" is an 1844 newspaper hoax story by Edgar Allan Poe that presents a fictitious account of a transatlantic balloon voyage as if it were real news.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary hoax
ⓘ
newspaper hoax ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fictionalMeansOfTravel | gas balloon ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hoax
ⓘ
journalistic fiction ⓘ science fiction precursor ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEvent | first transatlantic crossing by balloon ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLength | short prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasPublicationFormat | broadsheet ⓘ |
| hasReception | initially accepted as genuine by some readers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aeronautics
ⓘ
journalistic ethics ⓘ |
| influenced | later hoax journalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary interest in ballooning ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to mimic authentic news reporting ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
credulity of the press
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public gullibility ⓘ transatlantic balloon voyage ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictitious news report ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person reportorial style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deceiving contemporary readers into believing a false scientific achievement
ⓘ
early depiction of transatlantic air travel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Edgar Allan Poe bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | presents a fictitious account of a successful transatlantic balloon crossing as real news ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| publicationType | newspaper article ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Great Moon Hoax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
19th century
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | imaginary transatlantic flight duration and route ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | imaginary aeronautical feat ⓘ |
| tone |
pseudo-scientific
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sensationalist ⓘ |
| workOf | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| year | 1844 ⓘ |
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