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| The BBC Talks of E. M. Forster, 1929-1960: A Selected Edition | 
| Creators: Linda K. Hughes, Mary Lago, Elizabeth Macleod Walls
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 367016
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.8
ISBN: 0826218008
Dewey Decimal Number: 828.912
EAN: 9780826218001
ASIN: 0826218008
Publication Date: June 26, 2008
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Product Description
These seventy annotated broadcasts present frequent BBC contributor Forster not only as a literary critic but also as a political activist, an advocate for India, and a wary yet cooperative ally of a colonialist government during World War II. Nearly half the scripts date from 1941 to 1945 and provide an eyewitness account of war. Forster comments on how the arts gallantly survived the blitz--even taking his listeners to the theater as bombing threats loom--and in other cases protests government interference in private life or the limits on free expression caused by the paper shortage. Forster casts a cosmopolitan eye on contemporary literature from Joyce to Steinbeck, enlarges the scope of European art by pairing Austen or Lewis with Indian writers, and offers pointed comments on contemporary literati such as Huxley and Eliot.
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A Jolly Good Book - or Lots of Jolly Good Books September 16, 2008
You don't need to be a Forster fan to delight in his BBC Talks - although a weakness for all things British will help. Perfect for those who enjoy learning more about literature in a rather rambling, unorthodox, un-PC fashion, and positively delightful to dip into on a cold winter's night. Be warned - you will be impelled to read and laugh out loud!
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