Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
films
graphic novels stage plays radio dramas |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Tobias_Smollett
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Roderick_Random
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews at publication
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
reflected social issues of the time
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Roderick_Random
|
| gptkbp:genre |
picaresque novel
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Roderick Random
|
| gptkbp:influence |
inspired later authors
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:James_Joyce gptkb:Mark_Twain gptkb:Charles_Dickens |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Don_Quixote
The Adventures of Gil Blas |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:motif |
friendship
class struggle romance travel |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Captain_Lismahago
gptkb:Mr._Crabtree Sir_Walter Miss_Williams Dr._Morgan |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"The world is a stage, and I am but a player."
"I have seen the world and its ways." "I was born to be a wanderer." Adventure_is_the_essence_of_life. Fortune_is_a_fickle_mistress. |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
approximately 300
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1748
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:A._Dodd
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| gptkbp:setting |
18th century England
|
| gptkbp:significance |
early example of the picaresque genre
|
| gptkbp:style |
satirical
|
| gptkbp:theme |
identity
adventure social criticism |