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

Finney, Brian

D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers (Critical Studies, Penguin) - London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books, 1990. - 121 p. - Penguin critical studies. .

Spine title: Sons and lovers.
"A Penguin original."

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

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