This study focuses on the work of D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930). One of the few major English writers to come from an industrial working-class background, Lawrence contributed to the development of all the major literary genres, bringing to them a fresh perspective and a willingness to experiment radically with form. His brief but productive literary career largely coincided with the crisis years of the Great War and its aftermath, and his creative engagement with contemporary events is reflected in a body of work which conveys vividly and powerfully the experience of the time. Lawrence's diagnosis of his own time was informed by the radical ideas which arose in the intellectual ferment of the first decades of the twentieth century - ideas about mind and consciousness, relationships and sexuality, community and history. In his fiction, the Great War is set in a long historical perspective, drawing in particular on Nietzsche's analysis of the origins of European nihilism. This study focuses on Lawrence's prose fiction and essays in particular, which explore the polymorphous effects - social, political, psychological - of the War. His treatment of the profound forces which have shaped European history and his sense that contemporary conditions are capable of creating sharply contrasting futures point forward to Michel Foucault's paradoxical vision of historical development.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
ISBN-13
9783039109760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95625386
Product Key Features
Book Title
D. H. Lawrence and the Great War: the Quest for Cultural Regeneration
Author
Jae-Kyung Koh
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
237 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Volume
427
Item Weight
320g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jae-Kyung Koh
Issn
0721-3387
Series Title
Europaische Hochschulschriften Reihe 14: Angelsachsische Sprache Und Literatur