Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Angus Wilson
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Social realism
- Time of Work: The late 1950’s
- Setting: London, rural England, with brief episodes in Europe
- Principal Characters: Gerald Middleton, Ingeborg Middleton, Kay Middleton Consett, Robin Middleton, Marie Helene Middleton, Elvira Portway, John Middleton, Lillian Portway, Dollie Stokesay, Larrie Rourke
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Teaching or teachers, Self-discovery, England or English people, Historians, Truth, Detectives, Mysteries, London, Ethics
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
At the end of Anglo-Saxon Attitudes, an obtuse woman novelist comments that Gerald Middleton has obviously led an easy life. After the stormy events of the novel, all of which affect the medieval history professor in one way or another, the statement is highly ironic and typical of the almost invariably wrong conclusions formulated by the novelist who makes the remark. Certainly, Gerald has had a habit of retreating from life. His scholarly career never lived up to its early promise; his romantic life has deteriorated into vague lusts, while he lives alone,...
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