Tempest-Tost (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robertson Davies
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Acting or actors, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Canada or Canadians, Small-town life, Theaters
- Locales: Canada
Davies’ first novel, Tempest-Tost, draws heavily on his own involvement in community theatrical productions. While the novel uses multiple points of view, its protagonist is clearly Hector Mackilwraith, a lonely mathematics teacher who bravely chooses to vary the routine of his day-to-day existence by auditioning for a part in the Salterton Little Theatre production of The Tempest. Though he admonishes himself to “do nothing foolish,” the thought that he may soon be leaving Salterton for a different job encourages him to take the chance. His audition for the part of...
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