Tarzan
Sign in to savealt=Illustration by James Allen St. John for Tarzan and the Golden Lion|thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration by J. Allen St. John|James Allen St. John for [[Tarzan and the Golden Lion]] Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the Congo Basin by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.
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Tarzan is a fictional character created as a feral child raised by apes in the Congo Basin who later encounters civilization but ultimately returns to live as a wild adventurer. The character has become culturally significant as an enduring figure in adventure fiction, appearing in numerous stories and adaptations that explore themes of nature versus civilization.
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Key facts
- Character.name
- Tarzan
- Character.image
- Tarzan of the Apes in color.jpg
- Character.caption
- Tarzan's first appearance, in the October 1912 issue of The All-Story, illustrated by Clinton Pettee
- Character.first
- Tarzan of the Apes
- Character.last
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure
- Character.creator
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Character.portrayer
- See film and other nonprint media article section
- Character.alias
- John Clayton
- Character.species
- Human
- Character.spouse
- Jane Porter (wife)
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.children
- Korak (son)
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32 sectionsContents
- Character biography
- Name
- Jane
- Physical abilities
- Language and literacy
- Literature
- Critical reception
- Unauthorized works
- Modern fiction
- Tarzan in other media
- Film
- Radio
- Television
- Stage
- Video games
- Toys and ephemera
- Comics
- Cultural influence
- Science
- Literature
- Popular culture
- Themes of gender and race
- Race
- Tarzan and Pellucidar main series chronology
- Bibliography
- By Edgar Rice Burroughs
- By other authors
- See also
- References
- Primary sources
- Further reading
- External links
alt=Illustration by James Allen St. John for Tarzan and the Golden Lion|thumb|upright=1.1|Illustration by J. Allen St. John|James Allen St. John for [[Tarzan and the Golden Lion]] Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the Congo Basin by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.
Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several books by Burroughs and other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized.
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