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D. H. Lawrence
John Worthen
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Description for D. H. Lawrence
Paperback. A portrait of one of the 20th century's, most radical and misunderstood writers. This book follows Lawrence, from his awkward youth in Nottinghamshire, through his turbulent relationship with Frieda, and the years of exile abroad to his premature death at the age of 44. It is a reappraisal of a man, who believed himself to be an outsider. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider is an illuminating and clear-sighted portrait of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant, radical and misunderstood writers. John Worthen follows Lawrence's from his awkward and intense youth in Nottinghamshire, through his turbulent relationship with Frieda and the years of exile abroad to his premature death at the age of 44. His account is an intimate and absolutely compelling reappraisal of a man who believed himself to be an outsider, in angry revolt against his class, culture and country, and who was engaged in a furious commitment to his ... Read more
D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider is an illuminating and clear-sighted portrait of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant, radical and misunderstood writers. John Worthen follows Lawrence's from his awkward and intense youth in Nottinghamshire, through his turbulent relationship with Frieda and the years of exile abroad to his premature death at the age of 44. His account is an intimate and absolutely compelling reappraisal of a man who believed himself to be an outsider, in angry revolt against his class, culture and country, and who was engaged in a furious commitment to his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141007311
SKU
V9780141007311
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About John Worthen
John Worthen taught at universities in America and Wales before becoming Professor of D. H. Lawrence Studies at the University of Nottingham, where he remains Emeritus Professor. His career as a Lawrence's biographer began in the 1980s and culminated in the celebrated D H Lawrence: The Early Years 1885-1912, the first part of the three-volume Cambridge biography (CUP, 1991-8).
Reviews for D. H. Lawrence
A stylishly written, smoothly developed analysis of Lawrence's conflicted psyche. A intimate and compelling portrait...brings to light the many fascinating aspects of Lawrence's life. A fine, cogent and carefully reasoned book, and surely a major contribution to contemporary Lawrence scholarship. Worthen's single-volume life has the merit of pursuing a theme detectable in every phase ... Read more