The last days of Pompeii (Record no. 67469)
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| fixed length control field | 01453nam a2200205 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0333914228 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.8 |
| Item number | LYT/L |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lytton, Lord |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The last days of Pompeii |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Madras |
| Name of publisher | Macmillan |
| Year of publication | 1961 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 96 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan.[1] It culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.<br/>The Last Day of Pompeii, Karl Bryullov<br/><br/>The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of 1st-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 favourably but not uncritically. The Witch of Vesuvius, though she has no supernatural powers, shows Bulwer-Lytton's interest in the occult—a theme which would emerge in his later writing, particularly The Coming Race. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city) |
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| Topical Term | Civilization, Greco-Roman |
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| Topical Term | English fiction |
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| Topical Term | Italy--Vesuvius |
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| Topical Term | Man-woman relationships |
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| Topical Term | Magicians |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
| Withdrawn status | |
| Lost status | |
| Damaged status | |
| Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Stack | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 14/09/2023 | 35.75 | 823.8 LYT/L | 57196 | BK |