Shrek! (1990 book)
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Shrek! (1990 book) is a 1990 children's picture book by William Steig that humorously follows the adventures of an ugly but endearing ogre, later inspiring the popular Shrek film and stage adaptations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Shrek! by William Steig | 2 |
| Shrek! (book) | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's picture book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | William Steig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterType | fairy-tale ogre archetype ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfMainCharacter | ogre ⓘ |
| copyrightYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
children's literature
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comedy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | William Steig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374368777 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Shrek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
endearing
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ugly ⓘ |
| illustrator | William Steig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Shrek (2001 film)
NERFINISHED
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Shrek (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrek The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | humorous ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the basis for the DreamWorks Shrek franchise
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subverting traditional fairy-tale conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 32 ⓘ |
| partOf | Shrek franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fairy-tale world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty and ugliness
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individuality ⓘ parody of fairy tales ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
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Shrek! by William Steig
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Shrek! by William Steig