A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Twain
- First Published: 1889
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Sixth century
- Setting: New England and England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Fantasy, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Politics, Nineteenth century, Social issues, New England, England or English people, Time travel, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Fantasy, Middle Ages, Sixth century, Inventions or inventors, Knights or knighthood, Feudalism, Royal courts or courtiers, Chivalry
- Locales: England, New England, Hartford, CT
Characters Discussed
Hank Morgan, called the Connecticut Yankee, an ingenious man who is struck on the head during a quarrel in a New England arms factory in the year 1879. He awakes in England, in June, 528, and is taken prisoner. About to be burned at the stake on the twenty-first of June, he remembers that there was a solar eclipse on that day. By prophesying the eclipse, he saves his life and discredits Merlin. Later, he is named “The Boss” and decides to raise the status of the common people through a variety of programs and innovations to be implemented over the next...
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