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Thackeray, William

 
9780140437539: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero
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ISBN 10 : 0140437533 ISBN 13 : 9780140437539
Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2001

Synopsis

This is Thackeray's rich and gloriously chaotic sketch of English society during the Napoleonic wars. At the centre of this picture is the scheming and disreputable Becky Sharp, one of Thackeray's greatest creations. The style here is fast-paced and comic, but the character of Dobbin and his unrequited love for Amelia bring depth and pathos to the novel. Dobbin, the unheroic hero, is Thackeray's realistic answer to the hero-worship of high romanticism. The novel stands as a landmark in the development of European Realism.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) born and educated to be a gentleman but gambled away much of his fortune while at Cambridge. He then trained as a lawyer before turning to journalism. He was a regular contributor to periodicals and magazinesand 'Vanity Fair' was serialised in Punch in 1847-8. His other novels include 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon' and 'The History of Henry Esmond.
John Carey is Professor of English at Oxford University. He has written on Dickens and Thackeray.

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Éditeur
Penguin Classics
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0140437533
ISBN 13 
9780140437539
Reliure
Poche
Nombre de pages
912
Coordonnées du fabricant
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