KNIGHTS AND PAGES OF ACADEMIA IN DAVID LODGE’S CAMPUS TRILOGY
Wojciech Klepuszewski
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika KoszalińskaAbstract
Academic fiction, in general, touches upon a variety of issues concerning the groves
of academe. One of the most prominent areas comprises the university staff, particularly
the professoriate, and the lower ranks, whose predominant target is to become upgraded
in the academic pecking order. In this respect, academic fiction depicts a world that is
highly hierarchical and prone to personal frictions. The aim of this article is to analyse
how these problems are dissected in David Lodge’s Campus Trilogy.
Keywords:
David Lodge, Campus Trilogy, academic fiction, hierarchy, conflictReferences
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Novel. “The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association” Vol. 37, No 1:
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Klepuszewski, W. (2018). KNIGHTS AND PAGES OF ACADEMIA IN DAVID LODGE’S CAMPUS TRILOGY. Acta Neophilologica, 1(XVIII), 87–96. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/an/article/view/608
Wojciech Klepuszewski
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika Koszalińska
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika Koszalińska
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