A Passage to IndiaIn this Readers' Guide, Betty Jay considers the establishment of Forster's reputation and the various attempts of critics to decipher the complex codes that are a feature of his novel. Successive chapters focus on debates around Forster's liberal-humanism, with essays from F. R. Leavis, Lionel Trilling and Malcolm Bradbury; on the indeterminacy and ambiguity of the text, with extracts from essays by Gillian Beer, Robert Barratt, Wendy Moffat and Jo-Ann Hoeppner Moran; and on the sexual politics of Forster's work, with writings from Elaine Showalter, Frances L. Restuccia and Eve Dawkins Poll. The Guide concludes with essays from Jeffrey Meyers and Jenny Sharpe, who read A Passage to India in terms of its engagement with British imperialism. |
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... strange beauty and menace unsettles visitors . The caves ' alien quality also has the power to make visitors such as Mrs. Moore and Adela con- front parts of themselves or the universe that they have not previ- ously recognized . The ...
... strange beauty and menace unsettles visitors . The caves ' alien quality also has the power to make visitors such as Mrs. Moore and Adela con- front parts of themselves or the universe that they have not previ- ously recognized . The ...
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... strange car acci- dent , the older woman shivers and claims that the car must have hit a " ghost . " Meanwhile , down in the city of Chandrapore , the Nawab Baha- dur describes the accident to others . He explains that it took place ...
... strange car acci- dent , the older woman shivers and claims that the car must have hit a " ghost . " Meanwhile , down in the city of Chandrapore , the Nawab Baha- dur describes the accident to others . He explains that it took place ...
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... strange and confusing force of the echo by feeling more confident and certain of her status as a victim . Mrs. Moore , who is more attuned to eternal and intangible forces , is less resistant to the echo ; she understands its force as ...
... strange and confusing force of the echo by feeling more confident and certain of her status as a victim . Mrs. Moore , who is more attuned to eternal and intangible forces , is less resistant to the echo ; she understands its force as ...
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CONTEXT | 1 |
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS | 9 |
SUMMARY ANALYSIS | 20 |
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