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Tarzan
Tarzan a fictitious character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan (Lord Greystoke by birth) is orphaned in West Africa in his infancy and reared by apes in the jungle; he is noted for his agility and powerful physique (typified by the image of his swinging himself through the trees, or at the end of a liana stem), and for his yodelling call.
In the late 1980s and 1990s, Tarzan was used by the popular press as a nickname for the Conservative politician Michael Heseltine (1933– ). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tarzan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tarzan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tarzan.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tarzan." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tarzan.html |
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Tarzan, hero of juvenile adventure stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tarzan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tarzan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Tarzan.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tarzan." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Tarzan.html |
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Tarzan, see Burroughs, E. R.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tarzan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tarzan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tarzan.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tarzan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tarzan.html |
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"Tarzan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tarzan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tarzan.html "Tarzan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tarzan.html |
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