D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers (Critical Studies, Penguin)

By:

Finney, Brian

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin critical studiesPublication details: London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books, 1990.Description: 121 pISBN:

9780140772371
0140772375

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.09 FIN

Contents:

Introduction. -- 1. Genesis. -- 2. Genre. -- 3. The Psychoanalytic Perspective. -- 4. History, Class and Society. -- 5. Lawrence and Women. -- 6. Structure, Theme and Form. -- 7. Narrative Voice and Focus. -- 8. Character. -- 9. Symbolic Motifs. -- Notes. -- Short Reading List.

Summary: This is a critical study of Lawrence's novel, discussing the book's genesis, Lawrence's life up to 1913, the novel as a product of its place and time, with psychoanalytical interpretations and a discussion of the importance of gender and sexuality. Brian Finney also considers the novel as a literary text - the narrative in perspective, thematic form, characterization, symbolic motifs and style. The author's numerous publications include "The Inner Eye: British Literary Autobiography of the Twentieth Century" and he edited Lawrence's "St Maur and Other Stories" and "Selected Short Stories".

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	823.09 FIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002263

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Spine title: Sons and lovers.
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Introduction. --
1. Genesis. --
2. Genre. --
3. The Psychoanalytic Perspective. --
4. History, Class and Society. --
5. Lawrence and Women. --
6. Structure, Theme and Form. --
7. Narrative Voice and Focus. --
8. Character. --
9. Symbolic Motifs. --
Notes. --
Short Reading List.

This is a critical study of Lawrence's novel, discussing the book's genesis, Lawrence's life up to 1913, the novel as a product of its place and time, with psychoanalytical interpretations and a discussion of the importance of gender and sexuality. Brian Finney also considers the novel as a literary text - the narrative in perspective, thematic form, characterization, symbolic motifs and style. The author's numerous publications include "The Inner Eye: British Literary Autobiography of the Twentieth Century" and he edited Lawrence's "St Maur and Other Stories" and "Selected Short Stories".

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