ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156091801 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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It should have been titled How to Write Novels People Will Still Read in a Hundred Years. Let me be very dry and brief about sex in the first place." He really means in the first place. Forster's brand of humanism has fallen from fashion in literary studies, yet it endures in fiction itself. The durability of his work is, of course, the greatest raison d'être this book could have. --Claire Dederer. How can you not read on? Forster's critical writing is so ridiculously plainspoken, so happily commonsensical, that we often forget to be intimidated by the rhetorical landscapes he so ably leads us through. Readers still love this author, even if they come to him by way of the multiplex. For instance, he seems none too gung ho about love in the novel: "And lastly, love. He ought to be bad." Such gentle provocations litter these pages. There are all kinds of books out there purporting to explain that odd phenomenon the novel. Enthu
M. He not only defines and explains such terms as "round" versus "flat" characters (and why both are needed for an effective novel), but also provides examples of writing from such literary greats as Dickens and Austen. M. Forster E. A highly original and intelligent investigation of the novel from celebrated writer and "gentle genius" E. Forster's renowned guide to writing sparkles with wit and insight for contemporary writers and readers. With lively language and excerpts from well-known classics, Forster takes on the seven elements vital to a novel: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. Forster's original commentary illuminates and entertains without lapsing into complicated, scholarly rhetoric, coming together in a key volume on writin
"wonderful insights from a great British novelist" according to audrey frances. This shortish book is composed of the transcripts of Forster's 1927 series of talks about the novel, and is divided into chapters on story, characters, plot, and pattern & rhythm. In my opinion the two chapters on fantasy and prophecy are less successful, but if you are considering this book then you should definitely read it. It's filled with wonderful lines and terrific . "Written weird. Had to look up every other word" according to Martha. Written weird. Had to look up every other word, which is ok, but sure slowed the reading process. Still never really understood a single word it said.. Aspects of the Novel is a series of classic lectures on the topic by the great novelist E.M. Forster C. M Mills In the spring of 1927 at Cambridge the Clark Lectures were delivered by Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970). Forster is well known for his Edwardian age classics "A Room With a View"; "Howard's End"; "Maurice" and a plethora of essays. He would later write "A Passage to India" which is, in my opinion, his finest effort in fiction. In the Clark lectures we see Forster waxing