The many drafts of D. H. Lawrence : creative flux, genetic dialogism, and the dilemma of endings / Elliot Morsia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morsia, Elliott, author.

Series:

Historicizing modernism.

Historicizing modernism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Lawrence, D. H.

Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.

Psychological fiction, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Exploring draft manuscripts, alternative texts and publishers' typescripts, The Many Drafts of D. H. Lawrence reveals new insights into the writings and writing practices of one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Focusing on the most productive years of Lawrence's writing life, between 1909 and 1926 - a time that saw the writing of major novels such as Women in Love and the controversial The Plumed Serpent, as well as his first major short story collection - this book is the first to apply analytical methods from the field of genetic criticism to the archives of this canonical modernist author. The book unearths and re-evaluates a variety of themes including the body, death, love, trauma, depression, memory, the sublime, selfhood, and endings, and includes original transcriptions as well as reproductions from the manuscripts themselves. By charting Lawrence's writing processes, the book also highlights how the very distinction between 'process' and 'product' became a central theme in his work."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Series Editor Preface

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations and Note on the Text

Introduction

Part One: Critical Frameworks

Chapter One: Anglo-American Traditions, Genetic Criticism, and Recent Developments

Part Two: 'Odour of Chrysanthemums' (1909-1914)

Chapter Two: Setting the Scene

Part Three: Women in Love (1913-1921)

Chapter Three: Re-Evaluating the Compositional History

Chapter Four: Early Fragments and Multiple Drafts

Chapter Five: Genetic Dialogism in the Notebooks

Chapter Six: Genetic Dialogism in the Typescripts

Part Four: The Plumed Serpent (1923-1926)

Chapter Seven: Criticism, Composition, and Writing Depression

Chapter Eight: Writing an Ending

Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350139695

1350139696

9781350139718

1350139718

9781350139701

135013970X