Aspects of the Novel
E.M. Forster
E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel is an innovative and effusive treatise on a literary form that, at the time of publication, had only recently begun to enjoy serious academic consideration.
First given as a series of lectures at Cambridge University, Aspects of the Novel is Forster's analysis of this great literary form. Here he 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. He discusses aspects of people, plot, fantasy and rhythm, making illuminating comparisons between novelists such as Proust and James, Dickens and Thackeray, Eliot and Dostoyevsky - the features shared by their books and the ways in which they differ. Written in a wonderfully engaging and conversational manner, this penetrating work of criticism is full of Forster's habitual irreverence, wit and wisdom.
E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group.
Duration - 3h.
Author - E.M. Forster.
Narrator - Jonathan Keeble.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Public Domain ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel is an innovative and effusive treatise on a literary form that, at the time of publication, had only recently begun to enjoy serious academic consideration. First given as a series of lectures at Cambridge University, Aspects of the Novel is Forster's analysis of this great literary form. Here he 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. He discusses aspects of people, plot, fantasy and rhythm, making illuminating comparisons between novelists such as Proust and James, Dickens and Thackeray, Eliot and Dostoyevsky - the features shared by their books and the ways in which they differ. Written in a wonderfully engaging and conversational manner, this penetrating work of criticism is full of Forster's habitual irreverence, wit and wisdom. E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group. Duration - 3h. Author - E.M. Forster. Narrator - Jonathan Keeble. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Public Domain ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
Chapter 1
Duration:00:01:00
Chapter 2
Duration:00:39:59
Chapter 3
Duration:00:31:38
Chapter 4
Duration:00:38:31
Chapter 5
Duration:00:32:18
Chapter 6
Duration:00:36:14
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:18