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The Last Days of Pompeii
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Author: Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
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The Last Days of Pompeii Description
Binding: Kindle Edition
Format: Kindle Book
Label: LeClue 22 [Kindle]
Manufacturer: LeClue 22 [Kindle]
Publication Date: 2008-06-14
Publisher: LeClue 22 [Kindle]
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Format: Kindle Book
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Manufacturer: LeClue 22 [Kindle]
Publication Date: 2008-06-14
Publisher: LeClue 22 [Kindle]
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Editorial Review of The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. It is the story of the people of the Roman city of Pompeii in the days leading up to the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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.
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.