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<p>Spanning three decades and a host of subjects, E. M. Forster’s radio broadcasts for the BBC were a major contribution to British cultural history, yet today they are rarely acknowledged by scholars of his life and work. But in their day they reached a larger audience than his fiction and established him as a household figure not only in Britain but also in the farthest reaches of its Empire.</p> <p>As a frequent contributor to the BBC, Forster generally adhered to literary topics but did not shy away from social commentary. This book offers a new appreciation of his vitality and public importance through seventy annotated broadcasts that present him 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.</p> <p>Gathering material either not in print or, if recast as essays, widely scattered, <i>The BBC Talks of E. M. Forster</i> reveals aspects of Forster’s intellect that have been given short shrift in previous studies. Nearly half the scripts date from 1941 to 1945 and provide an eyewitness account of war from a distinguished perspective. Forster comments on how the

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Author

Mary Lago (editor), Linda K. Hughes (editor), Elizabeth MacLeod Walls (editor)

Publisher

University of Missouri Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826218001

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities