Aspects of the Novel (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

by E. M. Forster

Overview

E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel is based on a series of lectures he delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1927. In these lectures, Forster presents his theory of literature and uses examples from classic works to illustrate his points. He identifies seven key aspects of the novel: story, characters, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. (He uses the term aspects to reflect the "spongy," nonscientific nature of the form.) 

Witty, innovative, and as entertaining as it is informative, Aspects of the Novel is essential reading for anyone interested in literature and the craft of writing.

This edition includes a detailed biographical timeline of E. M. Forster's life and work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959891260
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	01/02/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	310,616
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

E. M. FORSTER (1879-1970) was an English fiction writer, essayist, biographer, and travel writer whose most popular novels include A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. Before his death in 1970 he was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature twenty times in fifteen separate years.

Date of Birth:

January 1, 1879

Date of Death:

June 7, 1970

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Coventry, England

Education:

B. A. in classics, King's College, Cambridge, 1900; B. A. in history, 1901; M.A., 1910

Table of Contents

Contents

Author's Note

I Introductory

II The Story

III People

IV People (Continued)

V The Plot

VI Fantasy

VII Prophecy

VIII Pattern and Rhythm

IX Conclusion

Biographical Timeline