Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
1-15-2025
Abstract
Although Virginia Woolf’s and E.M. Forster’s relationship was not as widely discussed or scrutinized as were other relationships between Bloomsbury Group members, Woolf’s and Forster’s association contributed to both novelists’ lasting literary success. Despite having held various—and often conflicting—opinions of each other, Woolf and Forster conversed frequently and engaged in a decades-long debate over form, character, and art in novels. Since Woolf and Forster were both critics and champions of each other’s work, their debates and willingness to question each other contributed to their growth as writers and reviewers. An exploration of the personal and professional relationship between Woolf and Forster therefore illuminates the writers’ value to each other and the impact of their exchanged criticism on their work.
Recommended Citation
Timm, Sarah '28, "Critics and Champions; Woolf's and Forster's Novel's Connection" (2025). Best First-Year Seminar Writing. 30, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/student_fys/30
Comments
Completed as part of Professor Andrea Sununu's FYS "Ruin and Re-begetting"