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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521542529
ISBN-139780521542524
eBay Product ID (ePID)57010560
Product Key Features
Number of Pages310 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCambridge Companion to E. M. Forster
Publication Year2007
SubjectEuropean / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Bradshaw
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesCambridge Companions to Literature Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-277749
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews'It is an accessible and detailed treatment of the many themes in Forster's work as well as the contradictions and problems which beset him and which can be traced through his writing.' Reference Reviews, ' ... a fascinating register of historical fissures and tensions in Forster criticism and will appeal to a wide readership.' The Review of English Studies, ' … a fascinating register of historical fissures and tensions in Forster criticism and will appeal to a wide readership.' The Review of English Studies, "...the volume itself is a fascinating register of historical fissures and tensions in Forster criticism, and will appeal to a wide readership." -Jeff Wallace, University of Glamorgan, The Review of English Studies
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823.912
Table Of ContentChronology; Introduction David Bradshaw; 1. Forster's life and life-writing Max Saunders; 2. Bloomsbury and other values David Medalie; 3. Forster and England Paul Peppis; 4. Hellenism and the lure of Italy Ann Ardis; 5. Forster and the short story Dominic Head; 6. Forster and the novel Elizabeth Langland; 7. Forsterian sexuality Christopher Lane; 8. Forster and women Jane Goldman; 9. A Room with a View Judith Herz; 10. Howards End David Bradshaw; 11. Maurice Howard Booth; 12. A Passage to India Peter Childs; 13. Forster and modernism Randall Stevenson; 14. Forster as literary critic Gary Day; 15. Filmed Forster Marcia Landy; 16. Postcolonial Forster Peter Morey.
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
SynopsisThis collection of essays, each one by a recognized expert, provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of Forster's wide-ranging career. It includes substantial chapters dedicated to his two major novels, Howards End and A Passage to India, and further chapters focus on A Room With a View and Maurice. Forster's connections with the values of Bloomsbury and the lure of Greece and Italy in his work are assessed, as is his vexed relationship with Modernism. Other essays investigate his role as a literary critic, the status of his work within the genres of the novel and the short story, his treatment of sexuality and his attitude to and representation of women. This was the most comprehensive study of Forster's work to be published for many years, providing an invaluable source of comment on and insight into his writings., This collection of essays provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of E. M. Forster's diverse career. It includes substantial chapters on Forster's two major novels, Howards End and A Passage to India. Other topics include his vexed relationship with Modernism and his role as a literary critic.