Hadrian the Seventh (also known as "Hadrian VII") is a 1904 novel by the English novelist Frederick Rolfe, who wrote under the pseudonym "Baron Corvo". Rolfe's most well known work, this novel of extreme wish-fulfilment developed out of an article he wrote on the Papal Conclave to elect the successor to Pope Leo XIII.

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  • Hadrian the Seventh (also known as "Hadrian VII") is a 1904 novel by the English novelist Frederick Rolfe, who wrote under the pseudonym "Baron Corvo". Rolfe's most well known work, this novel of extreme wish-fulfilment developed out of an article he wrote on the Papal Conclave to elect the successor to Pope Leo XIII. The prologue introduces us to George Arthur Rose (a transparent double for Rolfe himself): a failed candidate for the priesthood denied his vocation by the machinations and bunglings of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic machinery, now living alone with his yellow cat. Rose is visited by two prominent churchmen, one a Cardinal Archbishop, who propose to right the wrongs done to him, ordain him a priest, and take him to Rome where the Conclave to elect the new Pope has reached deadlock. When he arrives in Rome he finds that the Cardinals have been inspired, divinely or otherwise, to offer him the Papacy. He accepts, and since the only previous English Pope was Adrian (or Hadrian) IV, he takes the name Hadrian VII. The novel develops with this unconventional, chain-smoking Englishman peremptorily reforming the Church and the early 20th-century world, against inevitable opposition from the established Roman Catholic hierarchy, rewarding his friends and trouncing his enemies. Generally he gets his way by charm or doggedness, and of course by being much cleverer than all those round him; but his short reign is brought to an end when he is assassinated by a Pope-hating Ulsterman, and the world breathes a sigh of relief.
  • Hadrianus VII on englantilaisen kirjailijan Frederick Rolfen alias Baron Corvon vuonna 1904 julkaistu satiirinen romaani. Se on myös sovitettu näytelmäksi ja esitetty suomeksikin. Kirjan lähtökohta on jumittunut konklaavi, jonka tarkoituksena on valita seuraaja paavi Leo XIII:lle. Vatikaanin edustaja kääntyy kirjailijan sivupersoonan puoleen - tämä on pappistutkinnon reputtanut englantilainen vetelys, joka asuu keltaisen kissansa kanssa. Lopulta konklaavi vaihtoehtojen puutteessa valitsee hänet paaviksi. Hän ottaa ainoan englantilaisen paavin Nicholas Breakspearin eli paavi Hadrianus IV:n mukaan nimen Hadrianus VII. Tilanne johtaa paavi-instituution radikaaliin kritiikkiin. Lopulta kiihkeä pohjoisirlantilainen paavin vastustaja surmaa päähenkilön.
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  • Hadrian the Seventh (also known as "Hadrian VII") is a 1904 novel by the English novelist Frederick Rolfe, who wrote under the pseudonym "Baron Corvo". Rolfe's most well known work, this novel of extreme wish-fulfilment developed out of an article he wrote on the Papal Conclave to elect the successor to Pope Leo XIII.
  • Hadrianus VII on englantilaisen kirjailijan Frederick Rolfen alias Baron Corvon vuonna 1904 julkaistu satiirinen romaani. Se on myös sovitettu näytelmäksi ja esitetty suomeksikin. Kirjan lähtökohta on jumittunut konklaavi, jonka tarkoituksena on valita seuraaja paavi Leo XIII:lle. Vatikaanin edustaja kääntyy kirjailijan sivupersoonan puoleen - tämä on pappistutkinnon reputtanut englantilainen vetelys, joka asuu keltaisen kissansa kanssa.
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