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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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel → |
| author |
Benjamin Disraeli
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| authorLaterPosition |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| authorOccupation |
British politician
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| firstEditionPublisher |
Henry Colburn
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| genre |
political novel
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satire → social novel → |
| hasCharacter |
Vivian Grey (character)
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| hasCharacterRole |
ambitious young man in high society
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| hasCharacterType |
dandy protagonist
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| hasInfluenced |
later Victorian political fiction
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| hasMotif |
disillusionment with politics
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manipulation of political power → social satire of the aristocracy → |
| hasNarrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| hasPart |
Volume I
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Volume II → |
| hasReception |
controversial at time of publication
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| 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
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| literaryMovement |
Victorian literature
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| literaryPeriod |
19th-century literature
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| mainCharacter |
Vivian Grey (character)
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| mediaType |
print
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| narrativeFocus |
rise and fall of an ambitious social climber
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| notableFor |
early work of Benjamin Disraeli
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satire of political and social ambition → |
| originalAudience |
19th-century British readers
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| placeOfPublication |
London
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| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| publicationDate |
1826
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| setting |
British high society
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British politics → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 19th century
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| workOfAuthor |
Benjamin Disraeli
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Referenced by (3)
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Vivian Grey
("Vivian Grey (character)")
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Vivian Grey
("Vivian Grey (character)")
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Benjamin Disraeli
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