The Dog Beneath the Skin (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: W. H. Auden, Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Sometime after World War I
- Setting: Mythologized Europe
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Burlesque
- Subjects: Dogs, Europe or Europeans, Mistaken or secret identity, Class consciousness, 1930’s, War, Rulers, Missing persons, Fascism
- Locales: Europe
Characters Discussed
Alan Norman, an honest and sincere young villager. Chosen by lot in an annual ceremony, he is promised a portion of the estate and the hand of the daughter of the deceased master of the lands of the English village of Pressan Ambo if he can, unlike the others who have tried, successfully complete the quest to find the missing son and heir, Sir Francis Crewe. Alan’s simple acceptance of his task and his sustaining dream of marrying Iris, Sir Francis’ sister, make him an unquestioning Everyman who will be transformed by his travels in postwar Europe from...
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