Women in Love (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: England and Austria
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Values, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Marriage, Emotions, England or English people, Sisters, Mines, miners, or mining, Austria or Austrians
- Locales: England, Austria
Characters Discussed
Rupert Birkin a school inspector in the mining district of Beldover. As the novel opens, he has become disenchanted with Hermione Roddice and, in terminating their stultifying, prolonged affair, is finding his way toward a new mode of living. With some hesitation, he falls in love with Ursula Brangwen. After Hermione tries to kill him, he moves into his own lodgings at “the Mill” and struggles to reach an understanding with Ursula that will enable a marriage in which they can respect and preserve their separate identities. Impatient with conventions and...
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D. H. Lawrence (Cyclopedia of World Authors)D. H. Lawrence (Poetry)D. H. Lawrence (Short Fiction)D. H. Lawrence (Long Fiction)D. H. Lawrence (Dictionary of World Biography)D. H. Lawrence (Censorship)
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