Ford became a writer because of his parents. Both of Ford’s parents were in the literary world. Therefore, Ford became one of the best authors during the World War 1 era. Even though Ford’s career has it ups and downs, he had a successful career because of his famous literary work. Ford Madox Ford’s childhood was influenced to be an artist by his family. First of, Ford Madox Ford was born in December 17, 1893 in Mertan, England. Ford was a privileged child since his parents were both artist. As a result, “he was exposed early to artistic and literary influences.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Ford was expected to follow a career in an artistic or literary field because of his parents. Due to the influence of his father, a musicologist, Ford considered
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Ford Madox Ford settled in Kent, England. Here, Ford devoted his life to his writing. Also, in Kent is where Ford “met Joseph Conrad and discovered that they shared a fundamental agreement upon the role of technique in the novel. Over a period of five years the two fledgling authors collaborated in a partnership and produced two novels, The Inheritors and Romance.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Conrad contributed a lot on Ford’s writing because Ford had a deep influence on Conrad. In addition, this collaboration gave Ford a boost upon the society of writers. In other words, Conrad helped increase Ford’s writing reputation. Also, this collaboration gave Ford confidence and motivated him to expand his writings. For example, “between 1892 and 1902 Ford published nine volumes of biography, fiction, poetry, and travel.” (“ Ford Madox Ford”) Ford now had an abundance of literary work in just a decade that made him a respectful …show more content…
From just a couple of days of way from Ford’s birthday, “the strain of such productivity resulted in a nervous breakdown.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Ford being in his prime, he didn’t believe in taking some time off even when his birthday was just around the corner. Ford being passionate about writing, he worked in many projects at once without any time off his work which led to him to have a breakdown. Many individuals thought that Ford had reached the climax in his career, and what followed was the decline in his career and even life because of his sickness. However, “he worked on a fictional treatment of the ill-starred Catherine Howard; this eventually became the clever trilogy The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned.”(“Ford Madox Ford”) Even though Ford was ill, he made the best out of it and produced a character that was in the same shoes he was. This brilliant idea by Ford gave him success and once again increased his reputation and made him one of the best writers at the time. This great achievement gave Ford “the high point of his public career in England, the editorship of The English Review during 1908-1909.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Since Ford was a respected writer, he was offered a position at The English Review. This move into the company became Ford’s climax because it was the highest point in his career, and after this Ford’s career went down the
Ford Madox Ford settled in Kent, England. Here, Ford devoted his life to his writing. Also, in Kent is where Ford “met Joseph Conrad and discovered that they shared a fundamental agreement upon the role of technique in the novel. Over a period of five years the two fledgling authors collaborated in a partnership and produced two novels, The Inheritors and Romance.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Conrad contributed a lot on Ford’s writing because Ford had a deep influence on Conrad. In addition, this collaboration gave Ford a boost upon the society of writers. In other words, Conrad helped increase Ford’s writing reputation. Also, this collaboration gave Ford confidence and motivated him to expand his writings. For example, “between 1892 and 1902 Ford published nine volumes of biography, fiction, poetry, and travel.” (“ Ford Madox Ford”) Ford now had an abundance of literary work in just a decade that made him a respectful …show more content…
From just a couple of days of way from Ford’s birthday, “the strain of such productivity resulted in a nervous breakdown.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Ford being in his prime, he didn’t believe in taking some time off even when his birthday was just around the corner. Ford being passionate about writing, he worked in many projects at once without any time off his work which led to him to have a breakdown. Many individuals thought that Ford had reached the climax in his career, and what followed was the decline in his career and even life because of his sickness. However, “he worked on a fictional treatment of the ill-starred Catherine Howard; this eventually became the clever trilogy The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned.”(“Ford Madox Ford”) Even though Ford was ill, he made the best out of it and produced a character that was in the same shoes he was. This brilliant idea by Ford gave him success and once again increased his reputation and made him one of the best writers at the time. This great achievement gave Ford “the high point of his public career in England, the editorship of The English Review during 1908-1909.” (“Ford Madox Ford”) Since Ford was a respected writer, he was offered a position at The English Review. This move into the company became Ford’s climax because it was the highest point in his career, and after this Ford’s career went down the