The Glory That Was
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The Glory That Was is a science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp that explores time travel and ancient civilizations through a satirical, adventure-driven narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
ancient Greek culture
ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
cultural relativism ⓘ idealization of the past ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
adventure
ⓘ
alternate history ⓘ humor ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length work ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
clash of cultures
ⓘ
reconstruction of the past ⓘ tourism in time ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Kleon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single-volume narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
comic science fiction
ⓘ
social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancient civilizations
ⓘ
cultural criticism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ satire ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
adventurous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of L. Sprague de Camp ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
future United States
ⓘ
recreated ancient Greece ⓘ |
| timeTravelType | technological time travel ⓘ |
| workOf | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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