Synopsis
E. M. Forster's novels have always been popular, but he does not belong to the heavyweight category of a 'modernist' and his achievement has often been slighted or reduced as being a celebration of 'Englishness' and the Edwardian era. This New Casebook draws together approaches to Forster's work from many aspects of new critical theory and establishes a new case for him as a figure of far more than merely conventional interest with a central place in the development of twentieth-century English literature.
Booknews
E.M. Forster's novels have always been popular, the editor notes, but he is not classified in the heavyweight category of "modernist" and his achievements have been reduced to a celebration of "Englishness" and the Edwardian era. This collection brings together 12 essays presenting a variety of modern critical approaches to Forster's work which aim to draw attention to Forster's significant complexities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)