The Cambridge Companion to E. M. Forster (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

This new collection of essays, each one by a recognized expert, both brings Forster studies up to date and provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of his wide-ranging career. It includes substantial chapters dedicated to his two major novels, Howards End and A Passage to India, and further chapters focus on A Room With a View and Maurice. Forster's connections with the values of Bloomsbury and the lure of Greece and Italy in his work are assessed, as is his vexed relationship with Modernism. Other essays investigate his role as a literary critic, the status of his work within the genres of the novel and the short story, his treatment of sexuality and his attitude to and representation of women. This is the most comprehensive study of Forster's work to be published for many years, providing an invaluable source of comment on and insight into his writings. Cover......Page 1 THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO E. M. FORSTER......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Notes on contributors......Page 8 Chronology......Page 12 List of abbreviations......Page 17 Introduction......Page 20 1 Forster’s life and life-writing......Page 27 2 Bloomsbury and other values......Page 51 3 Forster and England......Page 66 4 Hellenism and the lure of Italy......Page 81 5 Forster and the short story......Page 96 6 Forster and the novel......Page 111 7 Forsterian sexuality......Page 123 8 Forster and women......Page 139 9 A Room with a View......Page 157 10 Howards End......Page 170 11 Maurice......Page 192 12 A Passage to India......Page 207 13 Forster and modernism......Page 228 14 Forster as literary critic......Page 242 15 Filmed Forster......Page 254 16 Postcolonial Forster......Page 273 Guide to further reading......Page 293 This collection of essays, each one by a recognized expert, provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of Forster's wide-ranging career. It includes substantial chapters dedicated to his two major novels, Howards End and A Passage to India, and further chapters focus on A Room With a View and Maurice. Forster's connections with the values of Bloomsbury and the lure of Greece and Italy in his work are assessed, as is his vexed relationship with Modernism. Other essays investigate his role as a literary critic, the status of his work within the genres of the novel and the short story, his treatment of sexuality and his attitude to and representation of women. This was the most comprehensive study of Forster's work to be published for many years, providing an invaluable source of comment on and insight into his writings. Introduction / David Bradshaw -- Forster's Life And Life-writing / Max Saunders -- Bloomsbury And Other Values / David Medalie -- Forster And England / Paul Peppis -- Hellenism And The Lure Of Italy / Ann Ardis -- Forster And The Short Story / Dominic Head -- Forster And The Novel / Elizabeth Langland -- Forsterian Sexuality / Christopher Lane -- Forster And Women / Jane Goldman -- A Room With A View / Judith Scherer Herz -- Howards End / David Bradshaw -- Maurice / Howard J. Booth -- A Passage To India / Peter Childs -- Forster And Modernism / Randall Stevenson -- Forster As Literary Critic / Gary Day -- Filmed Forster / Marcia Landy -- Postcolonial Forster / Peter Morey. Edited By David Bradshaw. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 274-280) And Index. This collection of essays, each one by a recognised expert, both brings Forster studies up to date and provides lively and innovative readings of every aspect of his wide-ranging career