Lilliput
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Lilliput is a fictional island nation of tiny people from Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel "Gulliver’s Travels," often depicted in adaptations as a whimsical miniature kingdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilliputians | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional country
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fictional island ⓘ fictional location ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
animated adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels
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film adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels ⓘ stage adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels ⓘ television adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels ⓘ |
| allegoricalTarget | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gulliver’s Travels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mildendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | Kingdom of Ireland (through Jonathan Swift) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalUniverse | Gulliver’s Travels universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| custom | political offices awarded by rope-dancing ability ⓘ |
| depictedAs | whimsical miniature kingdom in adaptations ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Gulliver’s Travels, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1726 ⓘ |
| genreContext | satire ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspired toy sets and model worlds
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used in popular culture to denote miniature worlds ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Emperor of Lilliput NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | term "Lilliputian" meaning very small ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Lilliputians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with Blefuscu
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miniature scale of inhabitants and environment ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English (original literary depiction) ⓘ |
| lawFeature | severe punishments for minor offenses ⓘ |
| literaryFormContext | travel narrative parody ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalOcean | Indian Ocean (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | satirical representation of British politics ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleForGulliver | first major voyage destination ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
critique of court intrigue and favoritism
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relativity of size and perspective ⓘ |
| notableConflict | war over egg-breaking customs ⓘ |
| officialReligion | worship of the Sun (in the novel’s description) ⓘ |
| partOf | the voyages of Lemuel Gulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | tiny people about six inches tall ⓘ |
| rivalAllegoricalTarget | France (through Blefuscu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalCountry | Blefuscu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
arbitrariness of religious and political conflicts
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pettiness of political disputes ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 18th century ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Lemuel Gulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeOfOrigin | prose fiction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lilliputians
subject surface form:
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver