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An Analysis of Angus Wilson's "No Laughing Matter"

This thesis examines Angus Wilson's novels with particular attention to No Laughing Matter, 1967. The introductory overview of Wilson's first five novels and the examination of No Laughing Matter show that all Wilson's novels are concerned with his protagonists' capacity for self-deception and the ways deception limits freedom of choice. In No Laughing Matter six protagonists try to balance self-deception and freedom both in their lives and in the art forms which interest them. The thesis traces the lives of these six as they fail both as artists and as people. Chapter III of the thesis studies the relationship of fantasy to character in the novel. In No Laughing Matter particularly, the characters reflect the loss of liberty when individuals do not exercise their freedom to choose.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663157
Date12 1900
CreatorsArnold, Gloria Cockerell
ContributorsMitchell, Giles R., Lee, James Ward
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 93 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Arnold, Gloria Cockerell, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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