passage to india

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Passage to India, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Contains thirteen essays in which the authors analyze various aspects of E. M. Forester's "A Passage to India," a novel that examines the clash of cultures in British India after the turn of the century.

Critical study of the novel combining a political and historical reading with one focusing on narrative technique.

Spine title: A passage to India. Contains seven critical essays on the novel "A passage to India, " arranged in the chronological order of its original publication.