Vathek

Gothic novel by William Beckford
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Vathek
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Vathek

Summary

Vathek is a literary work[1]. Vathek ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vathek authored William Beckford[3].
  • Vathek's image is recorded as Vathek 1786 title page.jpg[4].
  • Vathek's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Vathek's publisher is recorded as Jimmie Johnson[6].
  • Vathek's genre is recorded as fantasy[7].
  • Vathek's genre is recorded as Oriental fantasy[8].
  • Vathek's genre is recorded as gothic fiction[9].
  • Vathek's genre is recorded as fiction[10].
  • Vathek's GND ID is recorded as 4268134-0[11].
  • Vathek's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12200845z[12].
  • Vathek's part of is recorded as Collection roman18 (MiMoText)[13].
  • Vathek's Commons category is recorded as Vathek[14].
  • Vathek's language of work or name is recorded as French[15].
  • Vathek's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Vathek's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • +1782-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vathek[18].
  • Vathek's publication date is recorded as +1786-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Vathek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/042t60[20].
  • Vathek's Open Library ID is recorded as OL777848W[21].
  • Vathek's has edition or translation is recorded as Vathek[22].
  • Vathek's has edition or translation is recorded as Vathek[23].
  • Vathek's narrative location is recorded as desert[24].
  • Vathek's main subject is recorded as nature[25].
  • Vathek's main subject is recorded as miracle[26].
  • Vathek's main subject is recorded as travel[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Vathek authored William Beckford[3].

Why It Matters

Vathek ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2] Vathek has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Vathek is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bibliographie Du Genre Romanesque Français, 1751-1800. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bibliographie Du Genre Romanesque Français, 1751-1800. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: 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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