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E.M. Forster

E.M. Forster. His life and work. Early life. Born in 1879 in London Edward Morgan Forster Father was an architect Died before Edward was 2 Raised by women - mother and aunts Used money from great aunt to travel and write later in life. Forster as a child, 1890. Childhood home, Rooksnest.

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E.M. Forster

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  1. E.M. Forster His life and work

  2. Early life • Born in 1879 in London • Edward Morgan Forster • Father was an architect • Died before Edward was 2 • Raised by women - mother and aunts • Used money from great aunt to travel and write later in life

  3. Forster as a child, 1890

  4. Childhood home, Rooksnest

  5. College Life • Attended King’s College of Cambridge • 1897-1901 • Member of Apostles • Discussion group • Later became Bloomsbury Group • Virginia Woolf also a member • Enjoyed freedom of intellectual discussions and focus on personal relationships

  6. After graduation • Traveled with his mother to Italy and Greece • Gave him material to use later • Satire of British tourists • Feared anything “foreign” • Wrote essays and stories for liberal Independent Review

  7. Forster with mother

  8. Tutoring • 1905 - tutored in Germany for a Countess’s son • 1906 - tutored Syed Ross Masood • Indian Muslim patriot • Grew fond of him

  9. Forster, 1915

  10. Forster with Masood, 1911

  11. Written work • 1905 - Where Angels Fear to Tread • 1907 - The Longest Journey • 1908 - A Room with a View • 1910 - Howard’s End • Clash between business and art • 1971 - Maurice • Homosexual theme

  12. Personal life • Kept personal life hidden and out of discussion • 1930 - involved in a relationship with a London policeman • Also friends with his wife • Maurice published posthumously

  13. Travel and work • 1912-1913 - traveled to India with Masood • 1914-1915 - worked for National Gallery in London • WWI - worked for Red Cross in Egypt • Wrote poetry while there • 1921 - returned to India • Worked as private secretary to Maharajah of Dewas

  14. India • A Passage to India • Started writing it before WWI • Published 1924 • About India under British rule • Published nonfiction work about India

  15. E. M. Forster

  16. A Passage to India (1984 directed by David Lean) • Plot Summary: novelfilm

  17. A Passage to India • Published in 1924, the last completed novel that Forster published during his lifetime. • Major Characters in the novel: • 1. Dr. Aziz: • 2. Cyril Fielding • 3. Adela Quested • 4. Mrs. Moore • 5. Professor Narayan Godbole • 6. Ronny Heaslop

  18. A Passage to India (1984 directed by David Lean) • Themes: • 1. the difficulty of friendship between an Englishman (the colonist) and an Indian (the colonized) • 2. the racism and oppression of the British who rule India • 3. the “muddle” of Indian civilization and psychology, and the oneness (and perhaps sameness) of all life

  19. Death and reputation • Died in 1970 • Known for being critical of Victorian middle class attitudes and British colonialism • Explores class differences and sexuality • Used characters to critique issues

  20. Sources Sharpe, Jenny. “The Unspeakable Limits of Civility:A Passage to India.” Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993.

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