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Hypatia (novel)
''Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face'' is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictionalised account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day. Although intended as Christian apologia, the novel has a deliberate anti-Catholic tone, and it also reflects Kingsley's other prejudices about race and religion, many of which were typical to the 19th century. For many years the book was considered one of Kingsley's best novels and was widely read.
==Plot==
The plot revolves around Hypatia the pagan philosopher; Cyril the Christian patriarch; Orestes the power-hungry prefect of Egypt; and Philammon an Egyptian monk.〔María Dzielska, (1995), ''Hypatia of Alexandria'', pages 8–11. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674437764〕 Philammon travels from his monastic community in the desert to Alexandria,〔Simon Goldhill, (2011), ''Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity'', pages 203–5. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691149844〕 and expresses a desire to attend Hypatia's lectures despite Cyril's dislike of Hypatia.〔 Although Hypatia has a deep-seated hatred of Christianity, Philammon becomes her devoted friend and disciple.〔 Philammon also encounters Pelagia, his long-lost sister, a former singer and dancer who is now married to a Gothic warrior.〔 Philammon naturally desires to convert both women to Christianity.〔 The plot is played out against the backdrop of Orestes' scheming to become emperor of Egypt and Africa; he uses Hypatia as a pawn.〔 A subplot involves Raphael Aben-Ezra, a wealthy Jewish associate of Hypatia who falls in love with a Christian girl called Victoria and converts to win her love.〔 A series of events, some of which are orchestrated by a Jewish woman called Miriam, raise tensions between the prefect and the church. Hypatia undergoes a spiritual crisis and comes close to being converted to Christianity by Raphael. Before this can happen, however, rumours are spread that Hypatia is the cause of unrest in the city and she is murdered by a Christian mob. Philammon, despondent, returns to the desert where he eventually becomes abbot of his monastery, albeit with a more worldly view of Christianity.〔Jess Nevins, (2005), ''The encyclopedia of fantastic victoriana'', page 7. MonkeyBrain Books. ISBN 1932265155〕
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