The Collected Letters of D. H. Lawrence (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- First Published: 1932
- Genres: Nonfiction, Letters
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, Writing, Novelists, England or English people, World War I, Life, philosophy of
Critical Evaluation:
One’s understanding of D. H. Lawrence cannot be considered complete without a careful perusal of The Collected Letters. For there is a side of Lawrence that, while it is found elsewhere, receives its fullest expression only in the letters—a side that, beneath all the tensions of his life, is cheerful, optimistic, affirmative. Lawrence’s belief in the ultimate sanctity of physical being finds its embodiment not only in formal essays and narratives, but in these informal meditations that reflect his day-to-day existence.
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