Zkoumání řemesla fikce, přednášky E. M. Forstera se zabývají základními prvky, jako jsou příběh, zápletka, postavy a rytmus, a nabízejí komplexní teorii o psaní románů. Na příkladech z klasické literatury Forster představuje poznatky, které si získaly uznání od významných současníků, jako jsou W. Somerset Maugham a Virginia Woolf. Toto dílo vyniká mezi průvodci psaním a poskytuje cenné pohledy od uznávaného románopisce, což z něj činí nezbytnou četbu pro aspirující autory, kteří se snaží porozumět složitostem vyprávění příběhů.
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A Passage to India
- 416 stránek
- 15 hodin čtení
What really happened to Miss Quested in the Marabar Caves? This tantalising question provides the intense drama of racial tension at the centre of Foster's last and greatest novel.
The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought
- 684 stránek
- 24 hodin čtení
How often are attempts to broaden your knowledge of modern thought frustrated by terms and allusions that you do not understand? In this age of rapid-fire informational exchange and unprecedented specialization, no one can honestly claim to know the whole vocabulary of modern thought, yet most people would like to understand more. The Norton Dictionary of Modern Thought now provides us with a rich and reliable resource for staying on top of trends and actually enhancing our cultural literacy. With thousands of entries written by an international cast of artists, scholars, and scientists, this book offers an authoritative treasure trove of concepts defining the world in which we live. More discursive than an ordinary dictionary, more compact than an encyclopedia, and more selective than either, it covers the whole range of modern thought from the latest developments in astrophysics to recent trends in the arts. This volume is indispensable as a reference book, irresistible for browsing through — practically an education in itself.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
- 176 stránek
- 7 hodin čtení
This is the Penguin English Library Edition of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster. 'I had got an idea that everyone here spent their lives in making little sacrifices for objects they didn't care for, to please people they didn't love; that they never learned to be sincere - and, what's as bad, never learned how to enjoy themselves'. E. M. Forster's first novel is a witty comedy of manners that is tinged with tragedy. It tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth and highly unsuitable. A subtle attack on decorous Edwardian values and a humanely sympathetic portrayal of the clash of two cultures, Where Angels Fear to Tread is also a profound exploration of character and virtue. The Penguin English Library contains 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.