Although suspecting that criticism was somewhat antithetical to creation, and upset by the thought that time spent preparing for the lectures was time away from his own work, Forster accepted. The decision to accept the lectureship was actually a difficult one for Forster, as he had deeply ambivalent feelings about the use of criticism. Forster had recently published his masterpiece, A Passage to India, and rose to the occasion, delivering eight spirited and penetrating lectures on the novel. One of the Lectures' most important milestones came in 1927 when, for the first time, a novelist was invited to speak. Richards have all given celebrated and widely influential talks as the keynote speaker. Please refer to the websites of .uk and to find other editions of this book.The Clark Lectures, sponsored by Trinity College of the University of Cambridge, have had a long and distinguished history and have featured remarks by some of England's most important literary minds. This essay is presented here by courtesy of Literaturen.Īspects of the Novel at or .uk. 2002: 91.Ī short essay about Forster's Apects of the Novel in contrast to David Lodge's The Art of Fiction (to be viewed with Adobe's Acrobat Reader). ' Handwerker im Schloss.' Literaturen Jan.-Feb. These points made the text an innovation at the time when it was published, and even today Forster's views form an important part of literary analysis. And, finally, he introduces completely new terms, as e.g. point of view, do not play an important part in his Aspects of the Novel. Second, traditionally strong notions concerning literary criticism, as e.g. First, he does not deliver a historical treatise on literature. Forster deals with the founding elements of narrative texts: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern and rhythm.

These lectures were published as Aspects of the Novel. Result was an in-depth analysis of the basis of novels. In 1927, he was invited to deliver the “Clark Lectures” at Cambridge's Trinity College. He engaged in literary criticism and writing politocal essays. : start:: writings::aspects of the novel:Īfter Forster had written A Passage to India in 1924, he would never write another novel.

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