A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant-Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.
In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
The main themes of this novel include repressed sexuality, freedom from institutional religion, growing up and true love. It is written in the third person omniscient, though particular passages are often seen ‘through the eyes’ of a specific character.
A Room with a View is Forster’s most romantic and optimistic book. He utilizes many of his trademark techniques, including contrasts between ‘dynamic’ and ‘static’ characters. ‘Dynamic’ characters are those whose ideas and inner-self develop or change in the plot, whereas ‘static’ characters remain constant.
Forster also contrasts the symbolic differences between Italy and England. He idealized Italy as a place of freedom and sexual expression. Italy promised raw, natural passion that inspired many Britons at the time who wished to escape the constrictions of English society. While Lucy is in Italy her views of the world change dramatically, and scenes such as the murder in the piazza open her eyes to a world beyond her ‘protected life in Windy Corner’.
In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
The main themes of this novel include repressed sexuality, freedom from institutional religion, growing up and true love. It is written in the third person omniscient, though particular passages are often seen ‘through the eyes’ of a specific character.
A Room with a View is Forster’s most romantic and optimistic book. He utilizes many of his trademark techniques, including contrasts between ‘dynamic’ and ‘static’ characters. ‘Dynamic’ characters are those whose ideas and inner-self develop or change in the plot, whereas ‘static’ characters remain constant.
Forster also contrasts the symbolic differences between Italy and England. He idealized Italy as a place of freedom and sexual expression. Italy promised raw, natural passion that inspired many Britons at the time who wished to escape the constrictions of English society. While Lucy is in Italy her views of the world change dramatically, and scenes such as the murder in the piazza open her eyes to a world beyond her ‘protected life in Windy Corner’.
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9788828313298 ● Taille du fichier 2.2 MB ● Maison d’édition Dead Dodo Publishing Limited ● Publié 2018 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6205894 ● Protection contre la copie sans
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