Giles Goat-Boy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Barth
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Not given; resembles the 1960’s
- Setting: New Tammany College
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Political fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Language or languages, United States or Americans, Future, College life, Wit or humor, Heroes or heroism, Colleges or universities, Christ figures or saviors, Satire, Technology, Computers, Quest
- Locales: New Tammany College (mythic)
Characters Discussed
George Giles, known as Goat- Boy and Billy Bocksfuss, a young man seeking his identity and vocation at New Tammany College. At first, George believes he is a kid and that his name is Billy Bocksfuss. George was conceived by a mating between the artificial intelligence running the East and West Campuses and a human female. The book covers his life from adolescence to his thirty-third year, during which time he learns that he is not a goat, learns to walk erect (with a stick because he is lame when not on all fours), learns to control his sexual impulses...
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