The History Man
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The History Man is a satirical campus novel by Malcolm Bradbury that critiques 1970s British academia and radical politics through the story of an opportunistic sociology professor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The History Man canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campus novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The History Man (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television serial ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
campus fiction
ⓘ
comic novel ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-09-914891-6 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Howard Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Barbara Kirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flora Beniform NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Beamish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of fashionable left-wing ideology
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portrayal of 1970s academic culture ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 250 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Malcolm Bradbury's best-known works ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | sociology professor ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
manipulative
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opportunistic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | university campus ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| settingUniversityType | red-brick university ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of 1970s British academia
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hypocrisy of liberal intellectuals ⓘ radical politics ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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