E.M. Forster on Gadamerian Hermeneutics: The Clash of Horizons in A Passage to India

One of the more interesting and illuminating aspects of "A Passage to India" is how closely it reflects the hermeneutical theory Hans-Georg Gadamer describes in his influential "Truth and Method" (1960). It is doubtful this was intentional, as Gadamer was only twenty-five when the novel was written, and Forster was probably not a student of hermeneutical theory. Intentions might be less important than influences, however, and both Forster and Gadamer were influenced by the spirit of their age (5,100 words).