Changing Places (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: David Lodge
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Satire/comedy of manners
- Time of Work: 1969
- Setting: The fictional cities of Esseph, Euphoria, especially the campus of the State University of Euphoria (often referred to as Euphoric State), and Rummidge, England, especially the campus of the University of Rummidge
- Principal Characters: Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Desiree Zapp, Hilary Swallow
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Culture, 1960’s, United States or Americans, Gender roles, Education or educators, Marriage, England or English people, Adultery, Fantasy, English language, Colleges or universities, Generation gap
- Locales: United States, England
The Novel
In a very real sense, Changing Places is a situation comedy chronicling the clash of several different cultures, clashes which are set in motion by the faculty exchange program between the University of Rummidge and the State University of Euphoria. Set in fictional equivalents of San Francisco, California, and Birmingham, England, the story revolves around several prominent cultural oppositions involving British and American culture, the generation gap, men and women, and, ultimately, the age of the book and the age of film. Set in 1969, the novel embraces the...
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