Further information: Andrea Een: “Only Connect”—Two Novels by E.M. Forster and Their Film Versions
Expanded description:
Texts and films:
Texts: Howard’s End (1910) Penguin Classics $14.00
Passage to India (1924) Vintage Classics $10.00
Films (both available on Amazon Prime for $3.99 and from Inter-library loan, Kanopy (through public library), and Netflix):
Howard’s End (1992) Merchant Ivory Productions
Passage to India (1984) directed by David Lean
Suggested reading (not required): Wendy Moffat, A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of E.M. Forster (Picador, 2010)
Schedule:
WEEK ONE: Introduction to Forster and Edwardian England
Howard’s End, chapters 1-12
WEEK TWO: Howard’s End, chapters 13-24
WEEK THREE: Howard’s End, chapters 25-44
WEEK FOUR: Film version of Howard’s End
Compare novel to screenplay considering period details, casting, themes of novel, and cinematography
WEEK FIVE: Forster’s trips to India
Passage to India, CHAPTERS 1-11, Part One: Mosque
WEEK SIX: Passage to India, Chapters 12-22, Part Two: Caves (beginning)
WEEK SEVEN: Passage to India, Part Two: Caves (FINISHING) and Part Three: Temple
WEEK EIGHT: Film version of Passage to India
Compare novel to screenplay, considering cast, period and cultural details of colonial Brits, Hindus, and Muslims, cinematography, and themes of novel