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100	1		_aForster, E. M. _q(Edward Morgan), _d1879-1970
245	1	0	_aAnonymity
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe Hogarth essays. XII
500			_aRelease date is 2024-11-30
508			_aLaura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive).
520			_a"Anonymity: An Enquiry" by E. M. Forster is an essay published in the early 20th century that explores the concept of authorship and the significance of knowing an author's identity in relation to the experience of literature. This work is part of "The Hogarth Essays," a collection featuring various literary critiques and reflections from different authors. Forster's essay delves into the implications of anonymity and signed works, suggesting that the nature of literature often leads to a condition where the work itself transcends its creator, and the appreciation of art is less about the individual and more about the collective experience it offers. In "Anonymity: An Enquiry," Forster embarks on a thoughtful examination of how the knowledge of an author's identity influences our engagement with their work, contrasting songs and poems that exist anonymously, such as "The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens," with signed works like Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He argues that creative literature often wants to exist without the author's signature to allow readers to fully immerse themselves in the emotional and atmospheric realms created by the text. Forster contends that the essence of literature lies in transcending the personal identity of the author, inviting readers to lose themselves in the artistry instead of being preoccupied with the authorship. Throughout the essay, he discusses the roles of information and atmosphere in writing, ultimately emphasizing that true literary appreciation arises when readers engage with the work's creative spirit rather than the external identity of its creator. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cLondon: Hogarth Press, 1925
653			_aAuthorship
830		0	_aThe Hogarth essays. XII
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/anonymityenquiry00fors
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74818
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