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Aspects of the Novel

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Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster and Oliver Stallybrass is a collection of lectures where Forster examines the craft of the novel. He discusses various elements such as plot, character, and narrative technique. With insights into literary creativity, Forster provides an engaging exploration of what defines and shapes a novel.
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Aspects of the Novel

An analysis, in which, the author rejects the 'pseudoscholarship' of historical criticism - 'that great demon of chronology' - that considers writers in terms of the period in which they wrote and instead asks us to imagine the great novelists working together in a single room.

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Aspects of the Novel is a collection of literary lectures by E.M. Forster, published in 1927. For the purposes of his study, Forster defines the novel as "any fictitious prose work over 50,000 words."

Forster's wit and lively, informed originality have made this study of the novel a classic. Avoiding the chronological approach of what he calls "pseudoscholarship," Forster freely examines elements that all English-language novels have in common: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141441696

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Preface by Frank Kermode

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 224

About the Author

E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group. His first novel, Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905. The Longest Journey appeared in 1907 followed by A Room With A View (1908), based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother. Howards End (1910) was a story that centered on an English country house and dealt with the clash between two families, one interested in art and literature, the other only in business. Maurice was revised several times during his life, and finally published posthumously in 1971. Sir Frank Kermode is the first literary critic to be knighted since Empson and is widely acknowledged as the head of the profession in this country. His books include A Sense of an Endgin, his autobiography, Not Entitled, Pleasing Myself, and the best-selling Shakespeare's Language.

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