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Abstract The first chapter deals with David Lodge’s autobiography. It then discusses Britain’s state after the war. In the 1950s the ”Movement of the Angry Men” took place. In this chapter we come close to David Lodge, the realist, whose interest in society is reflected in his novels. The second chapter goes deep down to the essence of the term ”Comedy”. It traces the historical development of comedy throughout the ages until Lodge’s time. Here we learn of Lodge’s comedy and where his comic greatness lies, as applied to his respective novels. The last part of the chapter discusses Kingsley Amis and Lodge. In spite of the differences between them , they share many common traits. The last chapter is about Lodge the satirist. The word ”satire” is clarified and the three types of satire are portrayed. Here we learn of the method of satire, the forms of satire and the two related kinds of satire. Lodge belongs to the comedy and farce type .Many writers deal with comedy as if it were indistinguishable from satire,T.G.A.Nelson suggests two factors that distinguish comic and satiric texts. Highet suggests seven tests that guide us to consider whether the work is satiric or not: each test is applied to Lodge. This chapter deals with the academic life and ends in Lodge’s novels. |