Anglophilia

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An Anglophile (from Latin Anglus "English" + Ancient Greek φίλος - philos, "friend") is a person who is fond of English culture and England in general^[1]. Its antonym is Anglophobe.^[2]

The term is often used in particular for people all over the world (in America especially in New England, New York, and elsewhere along the northern East Coast of the United States) who ostensibly base their business, political, or social practices on like of or admiration for English models^{[citation needed]}.

In some cases, anglophilia represents an individual's preference for English culture over their own; the belief that English culture is superior; or an appreciation of English history.

Alongside anglophiles who are attracted to 'traditional' English culture (e.g. Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dr Johnson), there are also anglophiles who like pop and rock music from England and its contemporary culture generally.

American anglophiles will often use English spellings, such as 'colour' instead of 'color', 'favourite' instead of 'favorite' and 'centre' instead of 'center'.

1 Famous Anglophiles
2 Fictional Anglophiles
3 References
4 Endnotes
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Famous Anglophiles

Bashar al-Assad [1]
Bill Bryson [2] - American travel writer
Tom Clancy - American author.^{[citation needed]}
Johnny Depp [3] - American actor (lives in France)
Frankie Dettori^{[citation needed]}
Bernard Herrmann [4]
Charlton Heston - American actor^{[citation needed]}
Madonna [5] - American singer and wife of Guy Ritchie
Richard Löwenthal German sociologist ^[3].
Howard Phillips Lovecraft Iconic horror author^{[citation needed]}
Nelson Mandela [6]
René Massigli French diplomat ^[4].
Paul Mellon [7]
Hayao Miyazaki [8]
Guy Mollet - Former English teacher, who became Prime Minister of France in 1956 and in September of that year suggested to British Prime Minister Anthony Eden the idea of a Franco-British Union. After Eden turned this proposal down, he put forward the idea of France joining the Commonwealth of Nations but this was likewise rejected.^[5]
Wolfgang Mommsen German historian [9]
Gwyneth Paltrow [10]
Stephen Sondheim [11]
George Takei [12]
Otto Heinrich Warburg^{[citation needed]}
Jack White [13]
Evan Rachel Wood [14]

[edit] Fictional Anglophiles

Dr. Frasier Crane - character on the American television sitcoms Cheers and Frasier; he was portrayed by Kelsey Grammer.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

Ian Buruma, Anglomania: a European Love Affair (Random House, 1999 in the US), or Voltaire's Coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999 in the UK).
Time magazine review of Anglomania

[edit] Endnotes

^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.2000.
^ Dictionary.com: anglophile
^ Second Chance: Two Centuries Of German-speaking Jews in the United Kingdom edited by Werner E. Mosse, Julius Carlebach, Gerhard Hirschfeld, Aubrey Newman, Arnold Paucker, Peter Pulzer , J.C.B. Mohr, London, 1991 page 135.
^ Watt, D.C. How War Came, London: Heinemann, 1989 page 73
^ When Britain and France nearly married, summary of Document's "A Marriage Cordial", first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007. The document treated was DO 35/5264.