The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq

The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2008-10-16

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 1427077215

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First published in 1844, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by Thackeray is a picaresque novel also known as The Luck of Barry Lyndon. It chronicles the life of impoverished Redmond Barry, an Irishman who wants to be an English aristocrat. An opportunist, rake, and gambler, he serves in the Seven Years War, first under the English flag and then, for money, in the Prussian Army. Continuing to play with his luck, he gains wealth in the beginning but eventually is punished for his many lovable imperfections.


Making Time in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon

Making Time in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon

Author: Maria Pramaggiore

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1441198075

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This book examines key issues in transnational cinema, film aesthetics, and Irish history through a reading of Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975).


Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War

Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War

Author: Katrin Möbius

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-10-31

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1350081590

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The army of Frederick the Great of Prussia is generally known as an efficient fighting machine based on brutal and strict drill procedures that led to broken but fearless soldiers as well as glorious battle victories. In analysing the mentalities of the men who established Prussia's great power status, Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War fundamentally challenges this interpretation. Drawing on a vast array of primary sources (including the writing of regimental chaplain Küster, who could probably be called the first modern military psychologist) and presenting the first English translation of 12 letters of common Prussian soldiers from the Seven Years' War, this book shows that the soldiers were feeling individuals. They were loving husbands, vulnerable little brothers, deeply religious preachers, and sometimes even bold adventurers. All these individuals, however, were united by one idea which made them fight efficiently: honour. In Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War, the different elements of the Prussian soldiers' concept of such honour are expertly analysed. The result is a nuanced, sophisticated, and much-needed psychological history of Frederick the Great's army.