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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lilliput canonical 6
Lilliputians 2
Emperor of Lilliput 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional country
fictional island
fictional location
adaptedIn animated adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels
film adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels
stage adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels
television adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels
allegoricalTarget Kingdom of Great Britain
appearsIn Gulliver’s Travels
linked to: Gulliver's Travels
capital Mildendo
countryOfAuthor Kingdom of Ireland (through Jonathan Swift)
countryOfFictionalUniverse Gulliver’s Travels universe
creator Jonathan Swift
custom political offices awarded by rope-dancing ability
depictedAs whimsical miniature kingdom in adaptations
firstAppearanceWork Gulliver’s Travels, Part I
linked to: Gulliver's Travels
firstAppearanceYear 1726
genreContext satire
hasCulturalImpact inspired toy sets and model worlds
used in popular culture to denote miniature worlds
headOfStateTitle Emperor of Lilliput
linked to: Lilliput
influenced term "Lilliputian" meaning very small
inhabitedBy Lilliputians
knownFor conflict with Blefuscu
miniature scale of inhabitants and environment
languageOfWork English (original literary depiction)
lawFeature severe punishments for minor offenses
literaryFormContext travel narrative parody
literaryMovementContext Augustan literature
locatedInFictionalOcean Indian Ocean (fictionalized)
linked to: Indian Ocean
mediumOfOrigin novel
narrativeFunction satirical representation of British politics
narrativeRoleForGulliver first major voyage destination
narrativeTheme critique of court intrigue and favoritism
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
linked to: Gulliver's Travels
politicalSystem monarchy
populationCharacteristic tiny people about six inches tall
rivalAllegoricalTarget France (through Blefuscu)
rivalCountry Blefuscu
symbolizes arbitrariness of religious and political conflicts
pettiness of political disputes
timeOfCreation early 18th century
visitedBy Lemuel Gulliver
workTypeOfOrigin prose fiction

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver setting Lilliput
Mistress Masham's Repose featuresSpeciesOrGroup Lilliputians
linked to: Lilliput
Lemuel Gulliver visits Lilliput
Lemuel Gulliver encounters Lilliputians
linked to: Lilliput
Lemuel Gulliver shipwreckedOn Lilliput
Lemuel Gulliver appearsIn Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
linked to: Lilliput
Brobdingnag contrastedWith Lilliput
Lilliput headOfStateTitle Emperor of Lilliput
linked to: Lilliput