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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Poovey, Mary (23 December 2010), "Trollope's Barsetshire Series", The Cambridge Companion to Anthony Trollope, Cambridge University Press, pp.31–43, doi: 10.1017/ccol9780521886369.004, ISBN 978-0-521-88636-9 , retrieved 26 September 2020
Dr Grantly was going to fight because he found that he hated the man. Mr Slope had predetermined to hate the man, because he foresaw the necessity of fighting him. This novel is about two things modern readers will not care two hoots about : 19th century church politics, and whether the rich young widow will marry a nice clergyman or not. In the first case, readers are expected to know the difference between an archdeacon, a dean, a precentor, a canon, a chaplain and a bishop and why a chaplain could offend the entire town of Barchester by preaching a sermon. There are heavy duty paragraphs all about church etiquette. There was a very mild civil war going on at the time between High Church types and Low Church types. It’s all very rarefied. It is like watching some gentle pushing and shoving between butterfly collectors about whether a new species has been discovered in Uruguay or not. Some readers are going to be eye rolling. The merit of this book lies in Trollope's writing. I've admired his keen wit, satire, and humour in his previous works, but not so much as in here. Trollope's whole tone is light and bantering which makes the story more engaging and entertaining. I've read a lot of Victorian satire, but in my opinion, no author can produce such entertaining satire in a light and bantering manner as Anthony Trollope. In that respect, Trollope is a Victorian Jane Austen.In spite of the entertaining intrigue and plentiful satire, I personally couldn't get rid of the sense of being caught in a petty storm in a Barchester teacup. Anthony Trollope's series of witty, gently satirical stories of provincial life are set in the fictional town of Barchester and the surrounding county of Barsetshire. With a focus on the lives, loves and tribulations of the local clergy and rural gentry, the canvas is broad and colourful, with a set of iconic characters in whose lives we become intimately involved as they grow up, grow old, and fall in or out of love and friendship across the years.
a b c d e f g h i j Smalley, Donald (2007). Anthony Trollope: The Critical Heritage. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-13455-2.
Despite a series not initially being intended, [3] few have argued against the importance of appreciating each novel as part of the Chronicles of Barsetshire. As R. C. Terry writes, "the ironies embedded in the novel achieve their full effect only when one considers the entire Barsetshire series". [26] Mary Poovey suggests that even before they were formally published as a series, reviewers understood their collective value. As The Examiner (1867) wrote, "the public should have these Barsetshire novels extant, not only as detached works, but duly bound, lettered, and bought as a connected series". [3] Trollope, Anthony (2014) [1858]. Dentith, Simon (ed.). Doctor Thorne. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199662784. DO YOU HAVE TO READ THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES TO ENJOY THIS ONE? No, but you get so much more if you do, because even though Trollope tells a little bit about past storylines to keep a reader informed, you miss the nitty gritty which makes the story more enjoyable. Archdeacon Grantly, Dr Theophilus Grantly, is the son of the former Bishop of Barchester, Dr Grantly senior, who dies at the start of the novel. Married to Susan Grantly, originally Susan Harding, he has three sons (Charles James, Henry, and Samuel) and two daughters (Florinda and Griselda) and lives at Plumstead Episcopi. His sister-in-law is Mrs Eleanor Bold, née Harding. Trollope συνεχίζει τον Ο Επίτροπος με τους Πύργους του Μπάρτσεστερ, παρουσιάζοντας αυτή τη φορά κάτι πιο βαθύ και Μεγάλο.
Ethelbert "Bertie" Stanhope is the only son of Dr Vesey Stanhope. An idling, carefree man who never settles down, he is a gifted artist, who borrows and spends a great deal and earns nothing. His sister Charlotte advises him to woo the rich and beautiful widow Eleanor Bold.Trollope nutzt – stärker noch als in THE WARDEN – das Spiel um die Kirchenämter – im Laufe der Handlung müssen auch etliche Pfarrstellen, Vikar- und Kaplanposten und schließlich auch noch die des Diakons neu ausgeschrieben und bestellt werden – als Parabel auf die zeitgenössische Politik und ihre Auswüchse auf die gehobenen Kreise der Gesellschaft. Es ist ein Spiel von konservativen und (markt)liberalen Kreisen, das ununterbrochen im Hintergrund auf der großen Bühne nationaler Politik, also in London, spielt, dessen Auswirkungen aber in Barchester deutlich zu spüren sind, nicht zuletzt durch die Besetzung des Bischofssitzes mit einem der Low Church eher zugeneigten Mann. Und in der Auseinandersetzung jener beiden theologischen Strömungen – eben der Low Church, also eher protestantischer Natur, und der High Church, die die anglikanische Kirche eher sakramental und damit katholischer geprägt sehen wollte – kann Trollope die grundsätzliche Auseinandersetzung zwischen Konservativen und Liberalen in England zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts anschaulich machen. Und er kann sich über das Ziehen und Zerren um Traditionen und die durch Traditionen geschützten Pfründe der Beteiligten – also recht weltlichen Wohlstand und vor allem Macht – trefflich lustig machen. Ohne dabei selbst eine Haltung beziehen und verteidigen zu müssen. This is the second volume in the Barsetshire Chronicles by Anthony Trollope. As compared to the first book, this is more humorous, more satirical and more people centric. Some lines were very funny. Trollope is a keen observer of the absurdities and little foibles of human nature. There is an inherent simplicity in this writing that gives the books a more comforting and a “friendly” feeling. There are again some topics related to Church politics that I would have been clueless against had it not been for the helpful endnotes. It is helpful if a person is acquainted with the rank and importance of the characters’ clerical position. It is handy if a person already knows the respective duties of, for example, a warden, a precentor, an archdeacon, a dean a vicar, a bishop, a chaplain… I name but a few of the many clerical posts mentioned! The clerical titles became a bit of a jumble for me. In this respect, Trollope’s writing was probably easier for people of his own day. The Barchester Chronicles is a 1982 British television serial produced by Jonathan Powell for the BBC. [1] It is an adaptation by Alan Plater of Anthony Trollope's first two Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden (1855) and Barchester Towers (1857). [2] The series was directed by David Giles. [3] Location work was videotaped in and around Peterborough Cathedral, using locations such as the Deanery and Laurel Court. [4] Plot overview [ edit ] a b c d e f Birch, Dinah (2009). The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191735066.
The Chronicles of Barsetshire are widely regarded as Anthony Trollope's most famous literary works. [4] [29] In 1867, following the release of The Last Chronicle of Barset, a writer for The Examiner called these novels "the best set of sequels in our literature". [30] Even today, these works remain his most popular. Modern critic Arthur Pollard writes: "Trollope is and will remain best known for his Barsetshire series", [4] while P. D. Edwards offers a similar insight: "During his own lifetime, and for long afterwards, his reputation rested chiefly on the Barsetshire novels". [29] So what made this book 4 stars for me was that at times I would get bored/frustrated and thought the book was 2 stars but then there would be chapters which were really good, and then it would go downhill, but then it would go uphill again. With some books that disappoint me, they start out good, but then they go downhill and they remain at that level. With this book things went up and down and up and down, but in the long run my interest was maintained and I was quite gratified with the ending. And at times I teared up near the end… I am getting too emotional and verklempt for my own good! And that, perhaps, is why I felt this novel to be a disappointment when compared with the others of his that I’ve read—and also why I find it hard to believe that Barchester Towers is his most famous and widely-read novel. Although weak Trollope is far better than the best work by a novelist less talented than he—e.g., see my review of Doctor Wortle’s School—still, this novel is in no way indicative of the scope and utter humanity to be found in Trollope’s richer and more complex novels like The Claverings, which remains my all-time favorite of his to this day.Filming locations [ edit ] Peterborough Cathedral Chavenage House Laurel Court, Vineyard Road, Peterborough A visit to Victorian England & indulging myself with another re-read of the delightful Barchester Towers. I have just finished the second (and probably best known) of the Chronicles of Barsetshire, and I enjoyed myself very much indeed. I love Trollope's observations of the foibles of his characters and while some verge on caricature, most have strengths and weaknesses, as do we all. There is great fun in loathing the villain, Obadiah Slope - and how could he not be villainous with such a name! He goes on to describe his mouth and his nose (which is “spongy and porous”). I dare say, we walk away with a complete picture of Slope and we cannot mistake him, even on this first meeting, for a man we would ever wish to invite to preach us a sermon or take tea with us. That Eleanor attempts to give Slope the benefit of the doubt is a testament to the fairness of her character.
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