Mother Goose

Summary

Mother Goose is a literary character^[1]. She worked as a poet^[2], storyteller^[3], and writer^[4]. She draws 1,568 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #45 of 421).^[5]

Key Facts

• Mother Goose's professions included poet^[2].
• Mother Goose's professions included storyteller^[3].
• Mother Goose's professions included writer^[4].
• A notable work attributed to Mother Goose is The Tales of my Mother Goose^[6].
• A notable work attributed to Mother Goose is Mother Goose’s Melody^[7].
• Mother Goose is recorded as female^[8].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as literary character^[9].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as folklore character^[10].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as comics character^[11].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as theatrical character^[12].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic goose^[13].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[14].
• Mother Goose's instance of is recorded as pen name^[15].
• Mother Goose's Commons category is recorded as Mother Goose^[16].
• Mother Goose's described by source is recorded as An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction^[17].
• Mother Goose's described by source is recorded as De la nature, vertu, et utilité des plantes^[18].
• Mother Goose's described by source is recorded as The Christian Science Monitor^[19].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as The Tales of my Mother Goose^[20].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Ma mère l'oye^[21].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Satire 15^[22].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Melincourt^[23].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Ma mère l'oye^[24].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as letter 5^[25].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody^[26].
• Mother Goose's present in work is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Character^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6738fc96-82e8-45b2-9172-0b8f39f67622^[29]

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[2], storyteller^[3], and writer^[4].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Tales of my Mother Goose^[6], a literary cycle^[30], founded in 1695^[31], written by Charles Perrault^[32] and she’s Melody^[7], a literary work^[33], founded in 1772^[34].

Why It Matters

Mother Goose draws 1,568 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #45 of 421).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What did Mother Goose do for work?

Mother Goose worked as poet^[2], storyteller^[3], and writer^[4].