A Parody Outline of History

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A Parody Outline of History is a satirical 1921 book by humorist Donald Ogden Stewart that comically rewrites and lampoons well-known events and figures from world history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
humor book ⓘ
satirical book ⓘ
author Donald Ogden Stewart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Donald Ogden Stewart ⓘ
depicts historical events ⓘ
historical personalities ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
parody ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAuthor Donald Ogden Stewart ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation humorist ⓘ
hasOriginalPublicationDate 1921 ⓘ
hasPublicationStatus published ⓘ
hasSubjectArea history ⓘ
literary satire ⓘ
hasTitle A Parody Outline of History ⓘ
influencedBy The Outline of History ⓘ
intendedAudience adult readers ⓘ
isAbout critique of historical grand narratives ⓘ
interpretation of world history through humor ⓘ
isWrittenIn English ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement American humor ⓘ
mainSubject historical figures ⓘ
world history ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeFocus comic rewriting of historical events ⓘ
lampooning of well-known historical figures ⓘ
notableFor comic treatment of world history ⓘ
parody of serious historical narrative ⓘ
parodies The Outline of History ⓘ
parodiesWorkBy H. G. Wells ⓘ
partOfAuthorCareer early works of Donald Ogden Stewart ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
publicationYear 1921 ⓘ
style humorous ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
irreverent ⓘ
usesDevice exaggeration ⓘ
irony ⓘ
parody ⓘ

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Donald Ogden Stewart → notableWork → A Parody Outline of History ⓘ
A Parody Outline of History → hasTitle → A Parody Outline of History ⓘ