{"product_id":"the-invisible-tent-the-war-novels-of-ford-madox-ford-paperback","title":"The Invisible Tent: The War Novels of Ford Madox Ford - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis critical evaluation of Ford Madox Ford's \"novels of war, which are also novels about peace,\" is made in a most delightful manner. Based on a thorough knowledge of the novelist, it is enriched by keen perception and delicate taste and is couched in an informal, highly readable style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbrose Gordon, Jr., here analyzes seven novels by Ford that in Gordon's opinion constitute Ford's masterpieces: Parade's End (a tetralogy consisting of \u003ci\u003eSome Do Not\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo More Parades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Man Could Stand Up\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Marsden Case\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterested in what these novels have to say, Gordon is equally interested in how they make their comment, and so approaches them through analysis of the fictional methods that Ford employed. Yet he skillfully avoids a common error of critics who become absorbed in technique-loss of contact with the book itself-by providing numerous quotations of sufficient length to indicate the novels' quality. These passages, examined in detail for content and technique, give the reader an understanding of the novel that, though not a substitute for one's own reading of the narratives, is enhanced by the interpretation of a brilliant critic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGordon traces the development of the novelist's art in various phases: the characteristic moods and general patterns of his novels, his borrowings from the French, the effects of his association with Conrad, his concept of the novel as fairy tale, his use of scene exteriors and interiors. Gordon's discussion cuts across the seven novels in many aspects but concentrates on one novel, or a group of novels, when his ideas have less general illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbrose Gordon, Jr. (1920-1987) was Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1964\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308597207142,"sku":"9780292741003","price":44.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UW5JdENsRUNERmUwSzM2QldyR0pqUT09.webp?v=1774183834","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-invisible-tent-the-war-novels-of-ford-madox-ford-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}