E.M. Forster : the novels

Mike Edwards

E. M. Forster's writings have enjoyed remarkable popularity since the early years of the twentieth century. Their strongly visual quality, vividly evoking the English landscape as well as the more exotic settings of Italy and India, has lent itself to adaptation in several highly successful films. Forster's masterpiece A Passage to India, has a powerful popular appeal and an assured place in the English literary heritage. This guide seeks to explore creatively the fascination of Forster's writing and to show how interesting ideas can emerge from close reading of extracts from the novels. The approach is open-minded. Readers are encouraged to think for themselves, enjoy evolving their own interpretations and have confidence in the judgements they arrive at. Detailed analysis brings out the delicate balance of the novels - the humour, irony and ambiguity underlying the urbane, readable surface, and their unique blending of realism, comedy and romance. The result is a deeper appreciation of the subtlety and range of Forster's ideas, the technical mastery of his work, and the unconventional cast of his mind.

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E. M. Forster's writings have enjoyed remarkable popularity since the early years of the twentieth century. Their strongly visual quality, vividly evoking the English landscape as well as the more exotic settings of Italy and India, has lent itself to adaptation in several highly successful films. Forster's masterpiece A Passage to India, has a powerful popular appeal and an assured place in the English literary heritage. This guide seeks to explore creatively the fascination of Forster's writing and to show how interesting ideas can emerge from close reading of extracts from the novels. The approach is open-minded. Readers are encouraged to think for themselves, enjoy evolving their own interpretations and have confidence in the judgements they arrive at. Detailed analysis brings out the delicate balance of the novels - the humour, irony and ambiguity underlying the urbane, readable surface, and their unique blending of realism, comedy and romance. The result is a deeper appreciation of the subtlety and range of Forster's ideas, the technical mastery of his work, and the unconventional cast of his mind.

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[目次]

  • General Editor's Preface How to Use this Book PART 1: ANALYSING E.M. FORSTER'S NOVELS First Impressions Locations Characters Encounters Relationships Conclusions PART 2: BACKGROUND AND CRITICISM E.M. Forster's Life and Work The Context of E.M. Forster's Work Some Critical Approaches Further Reading List of Passages Discussed Index

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[目次]

  • General Editor's Preface How to Use this Book PART 1: ANALYSING E.M. FORSTER'S NOVELS First Impressions Locations Characters Encounters Relationships Conclusions PART 2: BACKGROUND AND CRITICISM E.M. Forster's Life and Work The Context of E.M. Forster's Work Some Critical Approaches Further Reading List of Passages Discussed Index

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書名 E.M. Forster : the novels
著作者等 Edwards, Mike
シリーズ名 Analysing texts
出版元 Palgrave
刊行年月 2002
ページ数 xii, 222 p.
大きさ 23 cm
ISBN 0333922549
0333922530
NCID BA54514220
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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