在人类充满冲突和苦难的年代里,E·M·福斯特(1879-1970)对理智、慷慨和个人的善良施加了强烈的影响。他的前半生以小说家而著称,他的小说在说英语的国家赢得了众多的读者。到了晚年,他转而写散文、短篇小说和文学评论,并因此出名。他的文学评论表达了自己对英国的社会态度、政治态度以及道德态度。第一次世界大战之后,他加入布卢姆斯伯里团体①,并成为该团体的 In times of human conflict and misery, EM Forster (1879-1970) exerted a strong influence on reason, generosity and personal goodness. Known as a novelist for the first half of his life, his novels won numerous readership in English-speaking countries. In his later years, he turned out to be famous for his essays, short stories and literary criticisms. His literary criticism expresses his social attitude, political attitude and moral attitude toward Britain. After World War I, he joined the Bloomsbury community ① and became the group’s