Aspects of the Novel (Digital Original) (Dover Thrift Editions: Literary Collections)

By: E. M. Forster

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Synopsis: The renowned British novelist&’s &“casual and wittily acute guidance&” on reading—and writing—great fiction (Harper&’s Magazine). Renowned for such classics as A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India, E. M. Forster was one of Britain&’s—and the world&’s—most distinguished fiction writers, a frequent nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In this collection of lectures delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1927, he takes a wide-ranging look at English-language novels—with specific examples from such masters as Dickens and Austen—discussing the elements they all have in common. Using a witty, informal tone and drawing on his extensive readings in French and Russian literature, Forster discusses his ideas in reference to such figures as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Proust; explains the difference between &“flat&” and &“round&” characters and between plot and story; and ultimately provides an &“admirable and delightful&” education for anyone who appreciates the art of a good book (The New York Times).