Name: Vanity Fair (Penguin Classics)
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Author: John Carey
ISBN: 9780141439839

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Illustrated by

John Carey

Introduction by

John Carey

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

912

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 4.3 cm

Weight

0.61 kg.

ISBN

0141439831

ISBN13

9780141439839

Edition No.

Synopsis "Vanity Fair (Penguin Classics) "

William Makepeace Thackeray's classic tale of class, society, and corruption, soon to be an Amazon mini-series starring Olivia Cooke No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles--military and domestic--are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British novelist, known for his sharp social satire and portrayal of the aristocracy and middle class in Victorian England. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, but did not complete his education. After dabbling in journalism and illustration, he established himself as a writer with a style marked by humor and biting criticism of social hypocrisy.

Among his most notable works is Vanity Fair (1848), a social critique novel about ambition and hypocrisy in British society. He also wrote The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon (1844), which inspired Stanley Kubrick's film, and The History of Pendennis (1848-1850), a bildungsroman with autobiographical overtones. His literary legacy positions him as one of the great writers of the 19th century.

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John Carey

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John Carey es un reconocido crítico literario, académico y escritor británico, nacido el 5 de abril de 1934 en Londres, Inglaterra. Estudió en St John's College, Oxford, donde destacó por su interés en la literatura inglesa. Más adelante se convirtió en profesor de literatura en University of Oxford, institución en la que enseñó durante muchos años y desde la cual influyó en generaciones de estudiantes e investigadores.

Carey es conocido por su estilo claro y accesible al analizar obras literarias y por cuestionar la idea de que la literatura deba ser exclusiva para una élite intelectual. Entre sus libros más destacados se encuentran The Intellectuals and the Masses, donde examina la relación entre los intelectuales y la sociedad, y What Good Are the Arts?, en el que reflexiona sobre el valor del arte y la cultura.

Además de su trabajo académico, escribió reseñas y artículos para importantes periódicos y revistas británicas, convirtiéndose en una figura influyente en el debate cultural. Sus investigaciones abarcan autores como John Milton y la literatura inglesa moderna. Gracias a su capacidad para explicar ideas complejas con sencillez, John Carey es considerado uno de los críticos literarios más importantes del Reino Unido y una referencia en el estudio de la literatura contemporánea.

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