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- Kenneth_Widmerpool abstract "Kenneth Widmerpool is a fictional character in Anthony Powell's novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time, a 12-volume account of upper-class and bohemian life in Britain between 1920 and 1970. Regarded by critics as one of the more memorable characters of 20th century fiction, Widmerpool is the antithesis of the sequence's narrator-hero Nicholas Jenkins. Initially presented as a comic, even pathetic figure, he becomes increasingly formidable, powerful and ultimately sinister as the novels progress. He is successful in business, in the army and in politics, and is awarded a life peerage. His only sphere of failure is his relationships with women, exemplified by his disastrous marriage to Pamela Flitton. The sequence ends with Widmerpool's downfall and death, in circumstances arising from his involvement with a New Age-type cult.Literary analysts have noted Widmerpool's main defining characteristics as a lack of culture, small-mindedness, and a capacity for intrigue; generally, he is thought to embody many of the worst aspects of the British character. However, he has the ability to rise above numerous insults and humiliations that beset him to achieve positions of dominance through dogged industry and self-belief. In this respect he represents the meritocratic middle class's challenge to the declining power of the traditional "establishment" or ruling group, which is shown to be vulnerable to a determined assault from this source.Among the more prominent names suggested as real-life models for Widmerpool have been Edward Heath, the British prime minister 1970–74, and Reginald Manningham-Buller who was Britain's Attorney General in the 1950s. Others of Powell's contemporaries have made claims to be the character's source, although Powell gave little encouragement to such theorising. Widmerpool has been portrayed in two BBC radio dramatisations of the novel sequence (1979–82 and 2008), and in Channel 4's television filmed version broadcast in 1997.".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool creator Anthony_Powell.
- Kenneth_Widmerpool occupation Solicitor.
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- Kenneth_Widmerpool caption "Kenneth Widmerpool, depicted by Mark Boxer on the cover of At Lady Molly's, Fontana 1977".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool creator Anthony_Powell.
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- Kenneth_Widmerpool occupation "Solicitor, financier, politician".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool quote "I had been associated with Widmerpool long enough to know that he could not bear to be connected with anyone, or anything, that might be made, however remotely, the subject of ridicule that could recoil even in a small degree upon himself ... The mere phrase "artificial manure" told the whole story.".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool quote "Nick [Jenkins] represents what Powell himself stood for, Widmerpool what he had over the years come to consider inevitable".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool quote "Widmerpool was still staring wildly at Gypsy Jones, apparently regarding her much as a doctor, suspecting a malignant growth, might examine a diseased organism under a microscope; although I found later that any such diagnosis of his attitude was far from the true one.".
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- Kenneth_Widmerpool source "Christine Berberich: The Image of the English Gentleman in Twentieth-Century Literature.".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool source "Jenkins describes Widmerpool's first reaction to Gypsy Jones.".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool source "Jenkins observes Widmerpool's aversion to his father's trade.".
- Kenneth_Widmerpool spouse "Pamela Flitton".
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- Kenneth_Widmerpool comment "Kenneth Widmerpool is a fictional character in Anthony Powell's novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time, a 12-volume account of upper-class and bohemian life in Britain between 1920 and 1970. Regarded by critics as one of the more memorable characters of 20th century fiction, Widmerpool is the antithesis of the sequence's narrator-hero Nicholas Jenkins.".
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