E. M. Forster

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E.M. FORSTER Norman Page The five novels Forster published during his lifetime enjoyed a popularity and a critical acclaim out of all proportion to his modest fictional output or their apparent pretensions: certainly since the publication of Howards End in 1910 he has been regarded almost without question as one of the foremost novelists of the century. Since his death in 1970 there has been no slackening of interest; and the appearance of a comprehensive biography, an edition of his letters, a major critical edition of his works, and other scholarly and critical aids has given fresh impetus to reassessment of his achievement. The present study provides a short account of Forster's life and career, followed by detailed discussion of his major writings. A final chapter considers his posthumous növel Maurice and the short stories. Although his most significant work belongs to the first quarter of the twentieth century, Forster's alliance of wit and seriousness, satiric comedy and... Tovább

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E.M. FORSTER Norman Page The five novels Forster published during his lifetime enjoyed a popularity and a critical acclaim out of all proportion to his modest fictional output or their apparent pretensions: certainly since the publication of Howards End in 1910 he has been regarded almost without question as one of the foremost novelists of the century. Since his death in 1970 there has been no slackening of interest; and the appearance of a comprehensive biography, an edition of his letters, a major critical edition of his works, and other scholarly and critical aids has given fresh impetus to reassessment of his achievement. The present study provides a short account of Forster's life and career, followed by detailed discussion of his major writings. A final chapter considers his posthumous növel Maurice and the short stories. Although his most significant work belongs to the first quarter of the twentieth century, Forster's alliance of wit and seriousness, satiric comedy and morál insight, gives it a perennial freshness; and new generations of students and readers will fmd this volume a stimulating and suggestive guide. Norman Page is Professor of English Literature at the University of Nottingham. Formerly Professor of English at the University of Alberta, Canada, he is the author of several books for Macmillan, including E.M. Forster's Posthumous Fiction. Vissza