The Stories of Lawrence (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- First Published: 1914
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Manners or customs, Individuality, Emotions, England or English people, Good and evil, Moral conditions, Cruelty
Critical Evaluation:
The short stories of D. H. Lawrence are many and varied; in the complete edition, they fill three volumes. If any one of these stories can be singled out as central to the art of Lawrence, however, one must invariably choose “The Prussian Officer.” It begins under the aspect of nature; its protagonists are soldiers moving down a German country road surrounded by thickets of trees, ripe and heavy crops, green meadows, and tall black pine woods. Everywhere there is a sense of ripening, and the men are at the mercy of a harsh and brilliant sunlight. The...
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