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The Good Soldier (Paperback, New)
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The Good Soldier (Paperback, New)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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The Good Soldier is Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece, a riveting story
and one of the most compelling examples of early Modernism: a
virtuoso performance of how to use an "unreliable narrator."
Wealthy American John Dowell tells what he calls "the saddest
story," about a secret affair between his wife and another man that
is finally revealed in a crescendo of death and madness. Ford's
novel reflects contemporary interests in psychology, sexuality, and
the New Woman, and it treats Henry James's "transatlantic theme"
with an existential horror comparable to Joseph Conrad's. Its
portrayal of the destruction of a civilized elite anticipates the
cataclysm of the First World War, which erupted while Ford was
finishing the book.
This new edition features an Introduction by Max Saunders, one of
the leading Ford scholars, who explores the novel as a key work of
Modernism, shedding light on the nature of literary Impressionism
and its relationship with the psychological realism of the
characters. An appendix includes Ford's crucial essay "On
Impressionism," written contemporaneously with the novel, which
offers insight into Ford's artistry. This edition also has
extensive notes, a chronology of the novel's main events, and an
up-to-date bibliography.
About the Series For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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