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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vivian Grey (character) | 2 |
| Vivian Grey canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ |
| authorLaterPosition |
Prime Minister
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surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| authorOccupation | British politician ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Henry Colburn ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Vivian Grey
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surface form:
Vivian Grey (character)
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| hasCharacterRole | ambitious young man in high society ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | dandy protagonist ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Victorian political fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
disillusionment with politics
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manipulation of political power ⓘ social satire of the aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
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Volume II ⓘ |
| hasReception | controversial at time of publication ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
ironic tone
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witty prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption in high society
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downfall of the protagonist ⓘ personal ambition ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Vivian Grey
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Vivian Grey (character)
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and fall of an ambitious social climber ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early work of Benjamin Disraeli
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satire of political and social ambition ⓘ |
| originalAudience | 19th-century British readers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| setting |
British high society
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British politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ |
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