the Eatanswill election
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The Eatanswill election is a satirical episode in Charles Dickens's *The Pickwick Papers* that lampoons the corruption, chaos, and partisan absurdity of 19th-century British parliamentary elections.
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| Eatanswill | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional event
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fictional town ⓘ literary episode ⓘ satirical episode ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Pickwick Papers
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The Pickwick Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
absurdity of extreme partisanship
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corruption in representative government ⓘ manipulation of voters ⓘ role of the press in politics ⓘ violence and disorder at elections ⓘ |
| author | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | 19th-century British parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Augustus Snodgrass
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Hon. Samuel Slumkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Fizkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Perker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Pickwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Pott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Slurk NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Winkle NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Pickwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Tupman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | serial publication of The Pickwick Papers ⓘ |
| genre | comic satire ⓘ |
| hasReception | often cited as a classic literary depiction of corrupt elections ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | contemporary British election practices ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | social and political satire ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic highlight in The Pickwick Papers ⓘ |
| politicalPartiesRepresented |
Blues
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Buffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Pickwick Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
electoral corruption
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partisan politics ⓘ party fanaticism ⓘ political bribery ⓘ press partisanship ⓘ riotous electioneering ⓘ treating (providing food and drink to voters) ⓘ |
| setIn | Eatanswill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
discussions of electoral reform in literary criticism
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studies of Victorian political satire ⓘ |
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