Chancellor's Gold Medal
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Edition 11 (1825) Winner
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
エドワード・ジョージ・アール・リットン・ブルワー・リットン、だいちだい リットンだんしゃく
Edowādo Jōji Ēru Ritton Buruwā-Ritton, Daiichi-dai Ritton Danshaku
Aliases:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton / Lord Lytton
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1803-05-25 （London）
- Died
- 1873-01-18 （Torquay） age 69
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Knebworth House → Torquay
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Active Years
- 1820-1873
- Affiliations
- Whig Party, Conservative Party
- Influenced By
- Jeremy Bentham
- Influenced
- Benjamin Disraeli, Bram Stoker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hall, Cambridge | — | Literature | BA | 1822-1826 | United Kingdom |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1822-1826
Year of Graduation:
1826
Country:
United Kingdom
Chancellor's Gold Medal winner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | Baronet | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1866 | Baron Lytton | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
Baronet
1838
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Baron Lytton
1866
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pelham
1828 Silver Fork NovelSatirical novel depicting pre-Victorian dandyism
DandyismSocial Satire
The Last Days of Pompeii
1834 Historical FictionHistorical novel about the destruction of Pompeii
FateLoveDeath
Adaptations
- [Opera] Jone / Errico Petrella (1858)
Bibliography
- Falkland (1827)
- Paul Clifford (1830)
- Eugene Aram (1832)
Translations of Works
- Ernest Maltravers (first full Western novel translated to Japanese in 1879)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Florid proseGothic elementsOccult themes
- Recurring Motifs
- SupernaturalSecret societiesFuture societies
Health
-
Ear disease晩年Died from infection after surgery for deafness
Legacy
Prolific 19th-century writer and politician, known for coined phrases and the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Archives
- Knebworth House
In Popular Culture
- Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
- Snoopy's novel openings in Peanuts
Quotes
-
The pen is mightier than the sword
Source: Richelieu (1839) -
It was a dark and stormy night
Source: Paul Clifford (1830)
Trivia
- Coined 'pursuit of the almighty dollar'
- Coined 'the great unwashed'
- Invented 'vril', influencing Nazi mysticism