Eric Fogey

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DR ERIC FOGEY TEACHES MODERN English Literature at one of the smaller Cambridge colleges. He is a short, stout man with a red face, luxuriant muttonchop whiskers and an unfortunate habit of seeming to appear many years older than his actual age. In bad light, or in one of his more extravagant get-ups (the suit of plus-fours, say, in which he can be seen sauntering along King’s Parade, or the corduroy knee-breeches brought to the Vice Chancellor’s garden party), he can sometimes be taken for 45 or even 50. In fact, Dr Fogey is a comparatively youthful 38. As one who works on the “modern” side, Dr Fogey is naturally compelled to pronounce on authors who are personally distasteful to him — the “frightful” T.S. Eliot, for example, or the…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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