“Ambrose” (section)

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“Ambrose” is one of the four interlinked narrative sections in Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical novel *Down There on a Visit*, focusing on the narrator’s complex relationship with the charismatic yet troubled title character.

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"Ambrose" (section) 1
“Ambrose” (section) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative section
novel section
author Christopher Isherwood
centralTheme charisma
friendship
moral responsibility
psychological instability
self-destruction
sexual identity
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
exploresRelationshipBetween narrator and Ambrose
exploresThemeOf dependency in relationships
guilt
illusion versus reality
featuresCharacter Ambrose
Christopher Isherwood (narrator)
genre semi-autobiographical fiction
hasAutobiographicalElements true
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement modernist literature
narrativeFunction explores narrator’s complex relationship with Ambrose
narrativePerspective first-person
narrativeTechnique retrospective narration
partOf Down There on a Visit
publicationYear 1962
publisherOfContainingWork Methuen
relatedWork Christopher and His Kind
setting Greek island
settingPeriod interwar period
structureRole one of four interlinked narrative sections
tone introspective
tragic
workContainedIn Down There on a Visit

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Down There on a Visit hasPart “Ambrose” (section)
"Mr. Lancaster" (section) isInterlinkedWith "Ambrose" (section)
subject linked to: “Mr. Lancaster” (section)
linked to: “Ambrose” (section)