There is no writer who has not tried to confront the question of what a novel is, and yet few have done so with such success as E. M. Forster. Based on the lectures he gave at Cambridge University in 1927, Aspects of the Novel offers the English novelist's ideas about fictional narrative, which would become canonical for the study of literary theory: it presents aspects such as history, plot, fantasy and rhythm, as well as inaugurating the notions of 'flat or round characters', while subjecting to an exhaustive examination different fragments of contemporary novels that exemplify and illuminate the text.
A global and clairvoyant vision of the art of writing narrative, given by one of the greatest novelists of 20th century English literature. With the rhythm of a great writer and the precision of a great literary critic, E. M. Forster reveals to us the keys to the best narrative...read more
