Homage and Revision: Zadie Smith’s Use of E.M. Forster in On Beauty
This paper aims to assess the transformative use that Zadie Smith makes of E.M. Forster’s classic Howards End in her latest novel, analysing the convergences and divergences between both works. The key to Smith’s transformation of her intertext lies not only in the formal and thematic surplus of her...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | This paper aims to assess the transformative use that Zadie Smith makes of E.M. Forster’s classic Howards End in her latest novel, analysing the convergences and divergences between both works. The key to Smith’s transformation of her intertext lies not only in the formal and thematic surplus of her work, but also in the connections that she makes with social comedies other than Forster’s. The essay demonstrates that On Beauty pays homage to an admired author, but also to the literary tradition of the English novel in which Smith inscribes her work. The analysis will also show how On Beauty throws light on aspects of its intertext and of Forster’s own politics which remain critically under-examined. |
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