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Aspects of the Novel

by E.M. Forster · 1927

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Forster's lively, informed originality and wit have made this book a classic. Avoiding the chronological approach of what he calls "pseudoscholarship," he freely examines aspects all English-language novels have in common: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. Index.

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literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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1920s1920sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisworkplaceworkplaceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
short · 192 pages
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