The Sphinx

Summary

The Sphinx is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sphinx authored Edgar Allan Poe^[3].
• The Sphinx's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Sphinx's genre is science fiction^[5].
• The Sphinx's language of work or name is recorded as American English^[6].
• The Sphinx was released on January 1846^[7].
• The Sphinx's has edition or translation is recorded as The Sphinx^[8].
• The Sphinx's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Sphinx^[9].
• The Sphinx's has edition or translation is recorded as The Sphinx^[10].
• The Sphinx's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/poe/sphinx/sphinx.html^[11].
• The Sphinx's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sphinx'}^[12].
• The Sphinx's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Sphinx'}^[13].
• The Sphinx's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'During the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage ornee on the banks of the Hudson.'}^[14].
• The Sphinx's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Still, it is by no means so large or so distant as you imagined it; for the fact is that, as it wriggles its way up this thread, which some spider has wrought along the window-sash, I find it to be about the sixteenth of an inch in its extreme length, and also about the sixteenth of an inch distant from the pupil of my eye.”'}^[15].
• The Sphinx's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[16].
• The Sphinx's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[17].
• The Sphinx's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[18].

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Authorship and Creation

The Sphinx authored Edgar Allan Poe^[3].

Publication

The Sphinx was released on January 1846^[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English^[6]. Its genre is science fiction^[5].

Why It Matters

The Sphinx has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]