The Cambridge Companion to E. M. Forster

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to E. M. Forster written by David Bradshaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays, each one by a recognized expert, provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of Forster's wide-ranging career. It includes substantial chapters dedicated to his two major novels, Howards End and A Passage to India, and further chapters focus on A Room With a View and Maurice. Forster's connections with the values of Bloomsbury and the lure of Greece and Italy in his work are assessed, as is his vexed relationship with Modernism. Other essays investigate his role as a literary critic, the status of his work within the genres of the novel and the short story, his treatment of sexuality and his attitude to and representation of women. This was the most comprehensive study of Forster's work to be published for many years, providing an invaluable source of comment on and insight into his writings.