Discussing "Vanity Fair" By William Makepeace Thackeray
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Vanity Fair," which was written by William Makepeace Thackeray and first published in serialized form in 1847-1848.
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0:00 William Makepeace Thackeray's Life
2:59 "Vanity Fair" – Its Writing, Publication, And Illustrations
5:30 The Origin Of The Title – Pilgrim's Progress By John Bunyan
8:54 "Vanity Fair" As Meta Novel – You Are On The Fairgrounds
13:16 Vanity And Individual Versus Collective Death
16:17 Beginning Of Passages From "Vanity Fair"
19:20 "Are Not There Little Chapters In Everybody's Life, That Seem To Be Nothing, And Yet Affect All The Rest Of The History?"
32:19 A Few Passages About Women – Engagement, Tears, Bullying, Their Attraction
40:48 Men And Courage
48:29 "God Defend Us; It's Cannon!"
52:44 "It Is All Vanity To Be Sure, But Who Will Not Own To Liking A Little Of It?"