Phineas Redux

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Anthony Trollope John Bowen (Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature, University of York)

Phineas Redux

Anthony Trollope, John Bowen (Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature, University of York)

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Oxford University Press
11 October 2011

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'It is no good any longer having any opinion upon anything'

After the death of his wife, the handsome politician Phineas Finn returns from Ireland to the parliamentary fray.

In his absence the political and social world has subtly changed, parties and policies no longer fixed and advancement dependent upon scheming and alliances.

His private life lays him open to the scandal-mongering press, and the wild accusations of an unhinged rival; but much more than his reputation is at stake when he is accused of murdering a political opponent.

Trollope shows a remarkably prescient sense of the importance of intrigue, bribery, and sexual scandal, and the power of the press to make or break a political career. He is equally skilled in portraying the complex nature of Phineas's romantic entanglements with three powerful women: the mysterious Madame Max, the devoted Laura Kennedy, and the irrepressible Lady Glencora (now Duchess of Omnium). The fourth of Trollope's Palliser novels, Phineas Redux is one of his most spellbinding achievements, and the first modern 'media' novel.

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By: Anthony Trollope
Edited by: John Bowen (Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature University of York)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 434g
ISBN: 9780199583485
ISBN 10: 019958348X
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 11 October 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Bowen is the author of Other Dickens: Pickwick to Chuzzlewit (OUP, 2000) and has edited Dickens novels for both Penguin and Wordsworth.