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Aspects of the Novel

By E.M. Forster

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Harcourt, A Harvest Book
Year
1985
ISBN
0156091801, 9780156091800
LCC
PN3353 .F6 1985
Google Books ID
vzBtSnA4rLAC
Open Library ID
OL2859756M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3351791 bytes)
Pages
191\191
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

A highly original and intelligent investigation of the novel from celebrated writer and “gentle genius” E. M. Forster   E. M. 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. 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. Forster's original commentary illuminates and entertains without lapsing into complicated, scholarly rhetoric, coming together in a key volume on writing that avoids chronology and what he calls “pseudoscholarship.”

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