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The Emperor's New Clothes

fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Vilhelm Pedersen (1820 - 1859) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Emperor's New Clothes

Summary

The Emperor's New Clothes is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,962 views/month, #277 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Emperor's New Clothes authored Hans Christian Andersen[3].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's genre is literary fairy tale[5].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's Commons category is recorded as The Emperor's New Clothes[6].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[7].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's country of origin is recorded as Denmark[8].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's catalog code is recorded as 305[9].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes was released on April 7, 1837[10].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as The Emperor's New Clothes[11].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42308939[12].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as Císařovy nové šaty[13].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q55120584[14].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as The Emperor’s New Clothes / Kejserens nye Klæder, 1837[15].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133802910[16].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Emperor's New Clothes[17].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's Commons gallery is recorded as The Emperor's New Clothes[18].
  • Tales of Count Lucanor inspired The Emperor's New Clothes[19].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's facet of is recorded as gymnophobia[20].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's published in is recorded as Eventyr og historier[21].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kejserens nye Klæder'}[22].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's different from is recorded as The Emperor Wears No Clothes[23].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'For mange Aar siden levede en Keiser, som holdt saa uhyre meget af smukke nye Klæder, at han gav alle sine Penge ud for ret at blive pyntet.'}[24].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Og Kammerherrerne gik og bar paa Slæbet, som der slet ikke var.'}[25].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's derivative work is recorded as Q1238924[26].
  • The Emperor's New Clothes's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Emperor's New Clothes authored Hans Christian Andersen[3].

Publication

The Emperor's New Clothes was published on April 7, 1837[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Danish[7]. Its genre is literary fairy tale[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tales of Count Lucanor inspired The Emperor's New Clothes[19].

Why It Matters

The Emperor's New Clothes ranks in the top 0.97% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,962 views/month, #277 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Denmark Hans Christian Andersen literary work Lolita public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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