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The Good Soldier

By Ford, Ford Madox

The Good Soldier Contemporary literature

The Good Soldier

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Originally titled "The Saddest Story" and heralded by Graham Greene as "one of the finest novels of our century," Ford's 1915 tale of passion and deceit in the lives of two married couples is a modernist masterpiece. The Norton Critical Edition of The Good Soldier allows the reader to thoroughly study Ford's great work and unravel its mysteries and meanings. This Second Edition is again based on the meticulously edited first text of the novel and offers detailed annotation, a note on the text, and sections on textual variants and manuscript development along with pertinent illustrations.

"Backgrounds and Contexts" brings together important appraisals of the work directly following its publication. Reactions from Rebecca West and Theodore Dreiser are included among the reviews. The section also collects critiques on literary impressionism, including one by Ford, and related writings by Henry James and by frequent Ford collaborator Joseph Conrad, among others.

"Biographical and Critical Commentary" collects differing assessments of The Good Soldier. Contributions from Richard Aldington, Samuel Hynes, John A. Meixner, Frank Kermode, Carol Jacobs, Thomas C. Moser, Ann Barr Snitow, and Vincent J. Cheng are joined by new selections from Colm Toibin, John G. Peters, Max Saunders, Karen A. Hoffman, and Julian Barnes.

A Selected Bibliography is also included.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2012-03-16
Publication Date:
2012-03-16
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
039392792X
ISBN13:
9780393927924
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
416 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
219 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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