Binding: Paperback
Description: The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper - middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Soames Forsyte is the brilliantly portrayed central figure a Victorian who outlives the age and whose baffled passion for his beautiful but unresponsive wife Irene reverberates throughout the saga. Written with both compassion and ironic detachment Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only the family's fortunes but also the wider developments within society particularly the changing position of women in an intensely competitive male world. Above all Galsworthy is concerned with the conflict at the heart of English culture between the soulless materialism of wealth and property and the humane instincts of love beauty and art. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range 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 helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: The Forsyte Saga
Author(s): Galsworthy John, Harvey, Geoffrey (Senior Lecturer In English, Senior Lecturer In English, Reading University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199549894
Pages: 912 Pages
Publication Date: 9/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction