D.H. Lawrence : the novels / Nicholas Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsh, Nicholas, 1948-

Series:

Analysing texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930--Criticism and interpretation.

Lawrence, D. H.

Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 258 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

This volume focuses on three widely-studied novels: "Sons and Lovers," "The Rainbow" and "Women in Love." Chapters on narrative texture, impulse and emotion in Lawrence's characters, the quest for a male-female relationship, class and society, and imagery, symbols and structures, use practical analysis to build and refine our insight into the novels as well as equipping the readers with techniques and approaches which enable them to continue studying Lawrence independently. Suggestions for further reading, fully explained examples of analysis and suggestions for further work, make this volume both accessible and a bridge to further study.

Contents:

Part 1 Analysing D. H. Lawrence's Novels 1

1 Narrative Texture 3

Sons and Lovers, pp. 113-15 4

The Rainbow, pp. 24-6 12

Women in Love, pp. 20-2 19

Features of Lawrence's style 28

Themes and subject-matter 30

2 Impulse and Emotion in D. H. Lawrence 35

Sons and Lovers, pp. 183-5 36

The Rainbow, pp. 307-9 43

Women in Love, pp. 130-1 50

Psychology and analysing characters 58

Underlying patterns in Lawrence's characters 59

3 The Male/Female Relationship 67

Sons and Lovers, pp. 333-5 69

The Rainbow, pp. 218-20 78

Women in Love, pp. 308-10 86

The male/female relationship 96

Birkin and Gerald, the quest for a male love 101

Lawrence's concepts of maleness and femaleness 104

4 Class and Society 115

Sons and Lovers, pp. 17-18 116

Sons and Lovers, pp. 166-7 121

The Rainbow, pp. 322-4 123

Women in Love, pp. 102-4 130

5 Imagery, Symbols and Structures 144

Landscapes in Sons and Lovers 145

Moon Symbolism 152

Some Structures and Symbols in The Rainbow 157

Some Water Imagery in Women in Love 163

Individualism 176

Dualisms 178

Progress through Conflict 180

Part 2 The Context and the Critics 183

7 D. H. Lawrence's Life and Works 185

Controversy 185

Lawrence's Life 188

Lawrence's Works 198

8 Lawrence's Place in the Development of the Novel 206

Modernism 207

Lawrence's Influence 212

Continuing Controversy 217

9 A Sample of Critical Views 223

H. M. Daleski 224

R. E. Pritchard 232

Graham Holderness 235

Diane S. Bonds 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-253) and index.

ISBN:

0312232845

0312232861

OCLC:

43050059