E. M. Forster: A Literary LifeForster's literary career is assessed in relation to works that mark its phases: his suburban novels, the Indian novel, the BBC talks, and first and last, his short fiction. This study traces evidences of his keen awareness of political and social undercurrents as discovered in the works: the importance of personal relations, culture as a precious heritage, and the creative artist as definer of cultural values and encourager of those who should preserve them. |
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... never a philosophical question , but a daily dilemma to which there is no ' final solution ' ( Koestler's phrase , but poisoned for ever by its Nazi connections ) . Each generation must find the solution adapted to its own condi- tions ...
... never a philosophical question , but a daily dilemma to which there is no ' final solution ' ( Koestler's phrase , but poisoned for ever by its Nazi connections ) . Each generation must find the solution adapted to its own condi- tions ...
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... never know that way of life had existed that , once eliminated , could never be reconstructed , for it belonged to ' the world of the spirit ' . Bombed - out Britons needed houses , but the planning need not be an assault on the spirit ...
... never know that way of life had existed that , once eliminated , could never be reconstructed , for it belonged to ' the world of the spirit ' . Bombed - out Britons needed houses , but the planning need not be an assault on the spirit ...
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... never even begun . They drift anchorless through life and smash up smaller craft as they go . Thus his writings contain teachers of various kinds , a variety of educational agencies , and emphasis on possibilities of endless learn- ing ...
... never even begun . They drift anchorless through life and smash up smaller craft as they go . Thus his writings contain teachers of various kinds , a variety of educational agencies , and emphasis on possibilities of endless learn- ing ...
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... never know , Marianne took on the role of a provider . She left £ 8000 for his education and maintenance , but he did not get the principal until he was twenty - five . She need not have worried , for he grew up extremely conscious of ...
... never know , Marianne took on the role of a provider . She left £ 8000 for his education and maintenance , but he did not get the principal until he was twenty - five . She need not have worried , for he grew up extremely conscious of ...
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