Forster’s moral vision : an examination of the religious imagery in Edward Morgan Forster’s fiction.

The bulk of Edward Morgan Forster's fiction is concerned with various social restrictions that, in his view, inhibit moral freedom. He commonly approaches this issue by exposing the causes and effects of these social restrictions through juxtaposition. This, however, becomes complicated in his...

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Main Author:	Leong, Keith Yan-Hao.
Other Authors:	Wee Wan-Ling, Christopher Justin
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Humanities::Ethics
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52192
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-521922019-12-10T13:32:07Z Forster’s moral vision : an examination of the religious imagery in Edward Morgan Forster’s fiction. Leong, Keith Yan-Hao. Wee Wan-Ling, Christopher Justin School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Ethics The bulk of Edward Morgan Forster's fiction is concerned with various social restrictions that, in his view, inhibit moral freedom. He commonly approaches this issue by exposing the causes and effects of these social restrictions through juxtaposition. This, however, becomes complicated in his fiction that deal with religion. Consequently, this essay aims to examine Forster's use of religion to determine what his view of religion is, and how it accords with his general moral concerns. It will argue that Forster has a conflicted view of religion because he sees on the one hand its moral restrictiveness and logical absurdity, and on the other its potential for moral emancipation, grounding, and linguistic transcendence. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-25T02:07:27Z 2013-04-25T02:07:27Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52192 en Nanyang Technological University 36 p. application/pdf
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description	The bulk of Edward Morgan Forster's fiction is concerned with various social restrictions that, in his view, inhibit moral freedom. He commonly approaches this issue by exposing the causes and effects of these social restrictions through juxtaposition. This, however, becomes complicated in his fiction that deal with religion. Consequently, this essay aims to examine Forster's use of religion to determine what his view of religion is, and how it accords with his general moral concerns. It will argue that Forster has a conflicted view of religion because he sees on the one hand its moral restrictiveness and logical absurdity, and on the other its potential for moral emancipation, grounding, and linguistic transcendence.
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Forster’s moral vision : an examination of the religious imagery in Edward Morgan Forster’s fiction.

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