Forster, E. M.: 1879-1970
Information about E. M. Forster
- General Information
- Information from Wikipedia (Gives a broad overview of his life, education, major novels, themes, relationships and historical context)
Information from Britannica (More authoritative and concise than Wikipedia)
- Facts
- Full name: Edward Morgan Forster
- Brief biography read by Garrison Keillor. Can be used as listening comprehension exercise
- TranscriptIt's the birthday of E.M. Forster, the novelist born in London, 1879. He published A Room with a View and Howards End. And then wrote nothing for 14 years, while he worked for the Red Cross in Egypt during World War I and traveled to India. In 1924 he published A Passage to India, which many consider his masterpiece and though he lived for almost 50 more years, he never published another novel.
- Transcript
- Video (50:56)
E.M. Forster documentary (Focuses substantially on Forster)
- Articles
- Julian Barnes: I was wrong about EM Forster: "There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy; it is not the bad taste of a country which knows no better; it has not the nervous vulgarity of England, or the blinded vulgarity of Germany. It observes beauty." (Gives a modern writer's critical reassessment of Forster. It can generate discussion about whether Forster has been underestimated or misunderstood) The Guardian; December 2, 2016
- Childhood home of EM Forster and inspiration for the country house goes on sale. The author lived at the property between the ages of four and 14, and referenced it in his 1910 novel Howards End. (The connection between Forster's childhood home and the country-house setting of Howards End makes it especially useful)
- Obituary
- Obituary. BBC (Useful for historical reception)
- Obituary. BBC (Useful for historical reception)