Barry Lyndon (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
- First Published: 1844
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Picaresque
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: England, Ireland, and Europe
- Principal Characters: Redmond Barry, Lady Honoria Lyndon, Lord Bullingdon
- Genres: Long fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Adolescence, Abused persons, Gambling, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Antiheroes, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Illegitimacy, Ambition, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Cruelty, Adventure, Soldiers, Ireland or Irish people, Braggarts
- Locales: Europe, England, Ireland
The Story:
Deprived of wealth and estates by relatives, Widow Barry devoted herself to the careful rearing of her son Redmond. Uncle Brady took a liking to the lad and asked the widow for permission to take the child to his ancestral home, Brady Castle. While there, Barry was treated kindly by his uncle. One of his cousins, Mick, persecuted him, however, and Mrs. Brady hated him. Aggressive by nature, Barry invited animosity; his landless pride in his ancestral heritage led him into repeated neighborhood brawls until he had fought every lad in the area and acquired the...
[The entire page is 2634 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
