Edward Bulwer Lytton
The Last Days of Pompeii: Original Text
Paperback
(Independently published June 26, 2020)
Classic Victorian tale of the last days of Pompeii, doomed city that lay at the feet of Mount Vesuvius. From poets to flower-girls, gladiators to Roman tribunes, here is a plausible story of their lives, their loves, and the tragic fate that awaited them. The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of first-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends. The protagonist, Glaucus, represents the Greeks who have been subordinated by Rome, and his nemesis Arbaces the still older culture of Egypt. Olinthus is the chief representative of the nascent Christian religion, which is presented favorably but not uncritically. The Witch of Vesuvius, though she has no supernatural powers, shows Bulwer-Lytton’s interest in the occult.'HO, Diomed, well met! Do you sup with Glaucus to–night?' said a young man of small stature, who wore his tunic in those loose and effeminate folds which proved him to be a gentleman and a coxcomb.
- ISBN
- / 9798653687822
- Pages
- 426
- Weight
- 25.28 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.07 in.
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