The Darts of Cupid, and Other Stories (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Edith Templeton
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Time of Work: The 1920’s to the 1990’s
- Setting: Bathdale, England; Bordighera, Italy; Prague
- Principal Characters: Edith, Eve Prescott-Clark, Major, Dalibor, Konstantin Blonik, Louise, Edmund, Mrs. Richards, Forbes
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Politics, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Betrayal, World War II, England or English people, War, Adultery, Death or dying, Government, Italy or Italians, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakians
- Locales: England, Italy, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Though the stories in The Darts of Cupid, and Other Stories cover several different decades and cultural milieus, Templeton’s style, mood, tone, and use of first-person narration connect the works, as does her persistent interest in loss and its effects on her characters. Given that many of the facts of Templeton’s own life parallel details related by the narrators within the collection, one senses that the author might also be using autobiography to inform these stories. Templeton’s subjects, set against the backdrop of modern Europe, tend to be bleak. Her characters meet...
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