E.M. Forster and his world : with 122 illustrations /
From 1924, when E. M. Forster published "A Passage to India", until his death in 1970 at the age of 91, no new novel appeared, and yet by one of the great paradoxes of twentieth-century literature, his reputation and popularity continued to grow. Francis King examines every facet of Forste...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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| Summary: | From 1924, when E. M. Forster published "A Passage to India", until his death in 1970 at the age of 91, no new novel appeared, and yet by one of the great paradoxes of twentieth-century literature, his reputation and popularity continued to grow. Francis King examines every facet of Forster's intriguing personality, sympathetically probing the conflicts in his heredity between a raffish bohemianism and a staid respectability, and in his life between the demands of his sexual nature and the dominating power of his mother. Forster was a man whose gentle, self-deprecating manner concealed a singular toughness, resilience, and resolution, who was not slow to defend liberal causes wherever they were threatened. A compelling picture of Forster and his work emerges, with fascinating glimpses of the close friends who affected his emotional life and of the many personalities he encountered. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Accession #: 2020_0001 The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. |
| Physical Description: | 128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) and index. |
| ISBN: | 068415868X 9780684158686 |