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* a fictional character  
* a fictional character  
** named for the 18th century German aristocrat, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, who was known for his lively storytelling and exaggerated accounts of his military exploits
** named for the 18th century German aristocrat, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, who was known for his lively storytelling and exaggerated accounts of his military exploits in the Russo-Turkish War of 1737 and two later campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
* later, a German writer,  Rudolf Erich Raspe, used Münchhausen's name for satirical stories about an adventurer and itinerant exaggerator and liar about ridiculous events
* later, a German writer,  Rudolf Erich Raspe, used Münchhausen's name for satirical stories about an adventurer and itinerant exaggerator and liar about ridiculous events
* Raspe knew the real von Münchhausen, and used some of the real Baron's stories, along with other sources  
* Raspe knew the real von Münchhausen, and used some of the real Baron's stories, along with other sources  
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** but used "M-h-s-n" instead of "Münchhausen" to identify the main character of his fiction
** but used "M-h-s-n" instead of "Münchhausen" to identify the main character of his fiction
* the stories are in the same genre as Don Quixote, by Cervantes, the great Spanish writer.
* the stories are in the same genre as Don Quixote, by Cervantes, the great Spanish writer.
** Don Quixote is a character in some of the stories
== Publications of Baron Munchausen ==
* "Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia"
** published in England in 1785
* "The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
** published in England in 1895
** see [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3154/3154-h/3154-h.htm#link2HCH0001 The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen]
** Chapter 1 begins with the preface
[THE BARON IS SUPPOSED TO RELATE THESE ADVENTURES TO HIS FRIENDS OVER A BOTTLE.]
== Some of the adventures of Baron Munchausen ==
* the Baron rides a cannonball
* the Baron travels to the moon
* the Baron is swallowed by a giant fish
* the Baron saves himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair
* the Baron fights a forty-foot crocodile
* the Barron fixes and rides his horse after it is cut in half
== Illustrations of Baron Munchausen ==
<gallery widths=300px heights=200px>
[[File:Bruckner - Münchhausen.jpg|thumb|A c. 1740 portrait of the real Münchhausen as an Imperial Russian Army officer in Riga]]
[[File:Münchhausen-AWille.jpg|thumb|Munchausen rides the cannonball, as pictured by August von Wille.]]
[[File:Gottfried Franz - Munchhausen Underwater.jpg|thumb|The Baron travels underwater, illustrated by Gottfried Franz.]]
[[File:Cruik4.gif|thumb|The Baron rides a half-horse, illustrated by George Cruikshank]]
[[File:Hosemann Münchhausen 11.png|thumb|The Baron picks up a carriage, illustrated by Theodor Hosemann]]
[[File:Gustave Doré - Baron von Münchhausen - 067.jpg|thumb|The Baron retrieved from the whale, illustrated by Gustave Doré]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Satire]]

Revision as of 23:20, 28 March 2023

or Baron Münchhausen

  • a fictional character
    • named for the 18th century German aristocrat, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, who was known for his lively storytelling and exaggerated accounts of his military exploits in the Russo-Turkish War of 1737 and two later campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
  • later, a German writer, Rudolf Erich Raspe, used Münchhausen's name for satirical stories about an adventurer and itinerant exaggerator and liar about ridiculous events
  • Raspe knew the real von Münchhausen, and used some of the real Baron's stories, along with other sources
    • he published the material during the latter years of the Baron's life
    • but used "M-h-s-n" instead of "Münchhausen" to identify the main character of his fiction
  • the stories are in the same genre as Don Quixote, by Cervantes, the great Spanish writer.
    • Don Quixote is a character in some of the stories

Publications of Baron Munchausen[edit | edit source]

  • "Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia"
    • published in England in 1785
  • "The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
[THE BARON IS SUPPOSED TO RELATE THESE ADVENTURES TO HIS FRIENDS OVER A BOTTLE.]

Some of the adventures of Baron Munchausen[edit | edit source]

  • the Baron rides a cannonball
  • the Baron travels to the moon
  • the Baron is swallowed by a giant fish
  • the Baron saves himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair
  • the Baron fights a forty-foot crocodile
  • the Barron fixes and rides his horse after it is cut in half

Illustrations of Baron Munchausen[edit | edit source]