Vanity fair: a novel without a hero
(Book)
Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men. Becky's fortunes are contrasted with those of her best friend Amelia, who has none of Becky's wit and vitality but whose gentle-heartedness attracts the devotion of the loyal Dobbin. Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. Thackeray paints a panoramic portrait of the age, with war, money and national identity his great subjects. The battle for social success is as fierce as the battle of Waterloo, and its casualties as stricken. The satire is at once biting and profound, sparing none in a clear-eyed exposure of a world on the make. Thackeray's skepticism of human motives borders on cynicism yet Vanity Fair is among the funniest novels of the Victorian age. This new edition includes all Thackeray's original illustrations. - Publisher.
Level 12.4, 66 Points
Notes
Thackeray, W. M., & Small, H. (2015). Vanity fair: a novel without a hero. New edition. New York, NY, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 and Helen, Small. 2015. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. New York, NY, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 and Helen, Small, Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thackeray, William Makepeace and Helen Small. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. New edition. New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2015.
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | May 01, 2024 03:55:44 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | May 01, 2024 03:56:42 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 13, 2024 02:32:53 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 03114cam 2200505Ii 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocm04154120 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20190429102007.0 | ||
| 008 | 141219s2015 nyua e b 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2014959960 | ||
| 015 | |a GBB544465|2 bnb | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 017153275|2 Uk | |
| 019 | |a 909424846|a 1017609086|a 1017645470|a 1017678688 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780198727712|q (paperback) | ||
| 020 | |a 0198727712|q (paperback) | ||
| 040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d OCLCO|d DGU|d OCLCO|d OCLCF|d OCLCO|d HRF|d OCLCA|d UKMGB|d BIB|d ma | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 043 | |a e-uk-en|a e------ | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PR5618.A2|b S63 2015 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 823/.8|2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Thackeray, William Makepeace,|d 1811-1863,|e author,|e illustrator. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Vanity fair :|b a novel without a hero /|c William Makepeace Thackeray ; edited with an introduction and notes by Helen Small ; with 193 illustrations by the author. |
| 250 | |a New edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY :|b Oxford University Press,|c 2015. | |
| 300 | |a lvi, 967 pages :|b illustrations ;|c 20 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Oxford world's classics | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Composition and Publication of Vanity Fair -- Thackeray as Illustrator -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Thackeray's Life and Works -- VANITY FAIR -- Explanatory Notes | |
| 520 | |a Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men. Becky's fortunes are contrasted with those of her best friend Amelia, who has none of Becky's wit and vitality but whose gentle-heartedness attracts the devotion of the loyal Dobbin. Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. Thackeray paints a panoramic portrait of the age, with war, money and national identity his great subjects. The battle for social success is as fierce as the battle of Waterloo, and its casualties as stricken. The satire is at once biting and profound, sparing none in a clear-eyed exposure of a world on the make. Thackeray's skepticism of human motives borders on cynicism yet Vanity Fair is among the funniest novels of the Victorian age. This new edition includes all Thackeray's original illustrations. - Publisher. | ||
| 521 | 8 | |a 1260L|b Lexile | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815|v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a British|z Europe|v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Female friendship|v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social classes|v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Married women|v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Women's friendships.|2 homoit | |
| 651 | 0 | |a England|v Fiction. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Small, Helen,|e editor. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) | |
| 907 | |a .b27460423 | ||
| 945 | |y .i6874982x|i 22205359403|l maaf|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 2|z 09-06-23|o -|a F THACKERAY | ||
| 998 | |e -|d a |f eng|a ma | ||
