The Works of Ford Madox Ford

Paper Summary:

The paper explores the ways in which Ford designed and engineered what are perhaps his two greatest novels, "The Good Soldier" and the works comprising "Parade's End." The paper provides a rigid analysis of both the formal and textual aspects of Ford's work in order to expose those qualities that contributed to Ford's development as one of the pioneering authors of Modernism and literary Impressionism.

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The Good Soldier
Parade's End
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The plot of The Good Soldier is deceptively simple. It tells the story of two couples, one English and one American, who meet at a spa in Germany. Edward, the English male half, suffers from a heart condition, as does Florence, the female American. The two couples quickly form a friendship that endures for several years. Eventually, however, it is revealed that during this time, Florence and Edward have been carrying on an affair. Leonora, the English wife, knows about the affair all along, but the narrator of the novel - John Dowell, the American husband - does not find out until much later. It is only upon the death of both the adulterers that more about their affair is revealed, putting John in the unwitting position of a sort of detective."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Armstrong, Paul B. The Challenge of Bewilderment: Understanding and Representation in James, Conrad, and Ford. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987.
• Beckett, Samuel. Molloy. New York: Grove Press, 1994.
• Bender, Todd K. Literary Impressionism in Jean Rhys, Ford Madox Ford, Joseph Conrad, and Charlotte Bronte. New York: Garland, 1997.
• Brettell, Richard. Modern Art 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
• Cassell, Richard A. Critical Essays on Ford Madox Ford. Boston: Hall, 1987.

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