E.M. Forster as critic
This title, first published in 1984, is a study of E.M. Forster as a liberal-humanist thinker and socio-literary critic. Advani discusses Forster's ideas on man, society, politics, religion, art, aesthetics, fiction and literary criticism. The author examines why Forster was impelled from fiction towards socio-literary criticism and propaganda for art within the political and cultural context of post-Great War Britain. The book argues for Forster's continuing importance as much more than a skil…
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- Full title :E.M. Forster as critic / Rukun Advani.
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This title, first published in 1984, is a study of E.M. Forster as a liberal-humanist thinker and socio-literary critic. Advani discusses Forster's ideas on man, society, politics, religion, art, aesthetics, fiction and literary criticism. The author examines why Forster was impelled from fiction towards socio-literary criticism and propaganda for art within the political and cultural context of post-Great War Britain. The book argues for Forster's continuing importance as much more than a skilful novelist. It will be of interest to students of English cultural history, literary theory and criticism, and the work of E.M. Forster.
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- Publication Date:2017.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017.
Notes
Originally published in 1984 by Croom Helm Ltd.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781134840724, 1134840721, 9781134840656, 1134840659
- oclc:ocn957606681
- LC Classification:PR6011.O58
- Dewey Decimal:801.95092
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Dedication; Introduction: Forster and the Liberal Dilemma; 1. Forster's View of the Nature of Man and Human Existence; 2. Forster's View of Social Order; 3. Forster's View of Religion; 4. Forster's Aesthetics; 5. Forster's View of the Novel; 6. Forster on Criticism and as a Critic; 7. Forster's Literary Criticism; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index.
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