Howards End (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics,)

著者 : E. M.Forster

• Penguin Classics (2000年4月3日発売)

作品紹介・あらすじ

A meticulously-observed drama of class warfare, E.M. Forster's "Howards End" explores the conflict inherent within English society, unveiling the character of a nation as never before. This "Penguin Classics" edition includes an introduction and notes by David Lodge. 'Only connect...' A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. When Mrs Wilcox dies, her family discovers that she wants to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret. Thus as Forster sets in motion a chain of events that will entangle three different families, he brilliantly portrays their aspirations to personal and social harmony. David Lodge's introduction provides an absorbing and eloquent overture to the 1910 novel that established Forster's reputation as an important writer, and that he himself later referred to as 'my best novel'.
This edition also contains a note on the text, suggestions for further reading, and explanatory notes. E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group. His first novel, "Where Angels Fear To Tread" appeared in 1905. "The Longest Journey" appeared in 1907, followed by "A Room With A View" (1908), based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother. "Howards End" (1910) was a story that centered on an English country house and dealt with the clash between two families, one interested in art and literature, the other only in business. "Maurice" was revised several times during his life, and finally published posthumously in 1971. If you enjoyed "Howard's End", you might like Forster's "A Room with a View", also available in "Penguin Classics".

感想・レビュー・書評

[Kansai Gaidai University Library & Media Centerさんの感想 · 2023年8月16日]

関西外大図書館ＯＰＡＣのＵＲＬはこちら↓
https://opac1.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/iwjs0015opc/BB40067523

[johnnycakeさんの感想 · 2018年3月23日]

去年ドラマ化されたものがテレビで放映されていたので、テレビ鑑賞と同時進行で読んだ。２０世紀初頭のイギリスを舞台に自由奔放で音楽や読書を愛するシュレーゲル家と植民地で裕福になった資本主義の象徴とも言えるウィルコックス家を対比させながらハワーズエンドというウィルコックス家所有の田舎にある家を巡って話が進んでゆく。E.M.Forsterは男性の作家だが、女性目線でしかも急進的な女性を描いていて、１００年以上前の書かれたものなのに、古びていない。英語はちょっと古めかしかったけど。