All Men Are Enemies (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Aldington
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1900-1914, 1919, and 1926-1927
- Setting: England, Italy, Austria, and France
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Self-discovery, France or French people, Love or romance, Social issues, 1910’s, 1920’s, England or English people, Death or dying, World War I, Austria or Austrians, Italy or Italians, Senses or sensation
- Locales: France, England, Italy, Austria
Characters Discussed
Antony Clarendon, a sensitive, idealistic youth. He was reared in a traditional English upper-class home, its values so secure he assumed that this contented and harmonious world would be eternal. During European travels, he falls in love with Katha, an Austrian girl, whose innocent passion satisfies his quest for beauty. All of his idyllic expectations are shattered by his experiences as an officer during the terrible battles of 1916. Overwhelmed by postwar conditions and in despair that he cannot find Katha, he becomes cynical and self-destructive. He...
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