Vanity Fair (ENG.)
Vilijam Mejkpis Tekeri
Uskoro, Original
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 scepticism of human motives borders on cynicism yet Vanity Fair is among the funniest novels of the Victorian age.
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 scepticism of human motives borders on cynicism yet Vanity Fair is among the funniest novels of the Victorian age.
- ISBN: 9788660363901
- Broj strana: 698
- Pismo: latinica
- Povez: Mek
- Format: 20x14
- Godina izdanja: 2025
Vilijam Mejkpis Tekeri
Vilijam Mejkpis Tekeri (1811-1863) rođen je u Kalkuti, gde je njegov otac Ričmond Tekeri bio na visokom položaju u Britanskoj istočnoindijskoj kompaniji. Njegova majka An Bičer radila je takođe za ovu moćnu trgovačku kompaniju. Kada je Vilijam Mejkpis imao samo pet godina, otac mu je preminuo, pa ga je majka poslala u Englesku, gde je stekao izvanredno obrazovanje, ali kako hroničari tvrde, na svoje talente nije umeo da primeni rigoroznu radnu disciplinu. Ali kada je uspeo da usmeri svoj talenat na pisanje, tada je počeo plodonosan rad u kome su se nizali romani, novinski članci, kratke priče, skečevi i predavanja. Pre nego što je počeo da piše romane, Tekeri je bio cenjeni saradnik nekoliko redakcija. Devetnaesti vek je bio doba procvata štampe, a naročito časopisa, razvijanih kako bi se udovoljilo čitalačkim potrebama srednje klase koja je sve više jačala. Tekeri je pisao članke na različite teme, a neke od najboljih je sakupio i objavio u nekoliko dela. Iz tog perioda najpoznatiji je njegov pikarski roman, dosad nepreveden na srpski jezik, "Sećanja Barija Lindona" (prvobitno objavljen 1844, a onda revidiran 1856), po kome je Stenli Kjubrik snimio film 1975. godine. Posle tog romana okušao se u pisanju istorijskih romana, "Knjige o snobovima" (1848) i "Vašara taštine" (1847–1848), kojim se proslavio i zauzeo važno mesto na engleskoj književnoj sceni.
