Vivian Grey

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Vivian Grey is an 1826 satirical novel by Benjamin Disraeli that follows the ambitious rise and fall of a young social climber in British high society and politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
satirical novel
author Benjamin Disraeli
authorLaterPosition Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
authorOccupation British politician
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstEditionPublisher Henry Colburn
genre political novel
satire
social novel
hasCharacter Vivian Grey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vivian Grey (character)
hasCharacterRole ambitious young man in high society
hasCharacterType dandy protagonist
hasInfluenced later Victorian political fiction
hasMotif disillusionment with politics
manipulation of political power
social satire of the aristocracy
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration
hasPart Volume I
Volume II
hasReception controversial at time of publication
hasStyle ironic tone
witty prose
hasTheme corruption in high society
downfall of the protagonist
personal ambition
political intrigue
social climbing
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Victorian literature
literaryPeriod 19th-century literature
mainCharacter Vivian Grey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vivian Grey (character)
mediaType print
narrativeFocus rise and fall of an ambitious social climber
notableFor early work of Benjamin Disraeli
satire of political and social ambition
originalAudience 19th-century British readers
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationCentury 19th century
publicationDate 1826
setting British high society
British politics
timePeriodOfSetting early 19th century
workOfAuthor Benjamin Disraeli

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Vivian Grey mainCharacter Vivian Grey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vivian Grey (character)
Vivian Grey hasCharacter Vivian Grey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vivian Grey (character)