Aspects of the Novel
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Aspects of the Novel

by E. M. Forster

1927•Documentary•176 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and small-scale: a slow-paced non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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About 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. Leslie Stephen, T.S. Eliot, F.R. Leavis, William Empson and I.A. Richards have all given celebrated and widely influential talks as the keynote speaker.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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DocumentaryJournalisticEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

Subjects

TechniqueHistory & criticism

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Author
E. M. Forster
Published
1927
Pages
176
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