Tarzan

Also known as John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke, Lord Greystoke

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.

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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)
Character.lbl21: Abilities

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Official website: tarzan.com
Image: Tarzan and the Golden Lion-023.jpg

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Commons category: Tarzan
nickname: Tarzan
name: Джон Клейтон
name in native language: Tarzan
date of birth: 1900-00-00

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Contents

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

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.