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Item Details
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THACKERAY THE WRITER
FROM JOURNALISM TO VANITY FAIR |
| By: |
Edgar F. Harden |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£116.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333710452 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333710456 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 1998 |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
This volume tracks William Thackeray's development as a book reviewer, journalist, art exhibition critic, short story writer, satirical essayist, and novelist, culminating in the publication of "Vanity Fair". The author examines how Thackeray portrayed human social life in his work. |
| Synopsis: |
This book conveys Thackeray's development as a book reviewer, journalist, art exhibition critic, short-story writer, satirical essayist and novelist a development that culminates in the creation of his masterpiece, Vanity Fair one of the glories of English imaginative writing. Articulating the connections between these vigorous and lively youthful works, and the growth of Thackeray as an increasingly profound participant observer, Harden reveals the exuberant imaginative growth and deepening understanding of a supremely perceptive critic of human social life. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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