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    The general title of a certain cycle of novels was inspired by an elegant 17th-century painting. What is this cycle, whose is the painting, and what character featured in the novels has himself inspired an insult and an award of quite dubious distinction?

    Question #83427. Asked by lanfranco. (Jul 16 07 4:04 PM)


    supersal1

    		A Dance To The Music Of Time by Anthony Powell, from a painting by Nicolas Poussin.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dance_to_the_Music_of_Time

    The character and Award are Widmerpool.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Widmerpool


    Jul 16 07, 5:05 PM
    lanfranco

    		Very nice, supersal, though the insult is "Widmerpudlian." Would you like a silver "wrong overcoat"?

    For those who might be interested, here is the painting:


    http://www.andover.edu/english/jgould/dance/home.html

    Jul 16 07, 5:11 PM
    supersal1

    		Oops - I have to confess my insults are usually somewhat shorter than that one!

    Jul 17 07, 1:41 AM

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