The Frame

from the pen of Jandy Stone

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A Reader’s Guide to the Twentieth-Century Novel in Britain

By Jandy • Aug 17th, 2007 • Category: Book Reviews, Literature

A brief but thorough overview of the subject, from James and Conrad through Modernist and into Postmodern works. An excellent introduction to 20th century British literature.


Howards End: E.M. Forster’s House of Fiction

By Jandy • Aug 17th, 2007 • Category: Book Reviews, Literature

Duckworth approaches E.M. Forster’s Howards End using Bahktin’s theory of dialogics, arguing that Forster uses multiple voices to depict but not judge class conflicts in early twentieth-century England.


Early Modern English Drama

By Jandy • Aug 17th, 2007 • Category: Book Reviews, Literature

This collection of essays relating early modern English plays to their historical and cultural setting is somewhat uneven, as essay collections are prone to be, but still offers some interest to students.