Concerning E.M. Forster
EM Forster and His Contemporaries
$33.34
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2011
Summary
CONCERNING E.M FORSTER is a rich, varied and original portrait of a literary great. When Sir Frank Kermode delivered the Clark Lectures at Cambridge University, he chose E.M Forster as his subject; these lectures form the core of this book. Kermode reappraises the influence and meaning of Forster’s oeuvre, offering a fascinating interpretation of his most celebrated work, A Passage To India.
There follows a series of interweaving discussions that bring to life diverse topics - Em…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753823361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753823365 |
| Author: | Sir Frank Kermode, Frank Kermode |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 158mm x 14mm |
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‘This is a lovely book on a novelist Kermode lived with and thought about for many decades; it is a fitting tribute.’
Like all good criticism, this volume makes one want to read the books under discussion, and ends on an affectionate note. * SUNDAY TIMES *
This is a lovely book on a novelist Kermode lived with and thought about for many decades; it is a fitting tribute. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Delightful, illuminating study of Forster’s art and mind – Boyd Tonkin * INDEPENDENT *
About The Author
Sir Frank Kermode
Sir Frank Kermode was been a prominent figure in the world of literary criticism from the 1960s. He was King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge and Professor of Poetry at Harvard. He was knighted in 1991 and died in 2010 at the age of 90.
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