Plumed Serpent

Informationen zum Autor Born on September 11, 1885, in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, David Herbert Lawrence was the fourth child of a coal miner and a former schoolteacher. His upbringing in a working-class family deeply influenced his literary themes, particularly the tensions between industrialization and nature. Lawrence's early education and experiences in his hometown laid the foundation for his future works.In 1912, Lawrence met Frieda Weekley, with whom he eloped to Europe, marking the beginning of his extensive travels. This period saw the creation of some of his most significant novels, including Sons and Lovers (1913) and The Rainbow (1915), which explored complex human relationships and societal constraints. His candid portrayal of sexuality and critique of industrial society often led to controversy and censorship.Despite facing persecution and public misrepresentation, Lawrence continued to produce influential works across various genres. His final novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), was notorious for its explicit content and faced numerous legal challenges. Lawrence's relentless exploration of human emotions and social norms has solidified his legacy as a pivotal figure in modernist literature. Klappentext The Plumed Serpent is one of Lawrence's most vivid novels! here meticulously edited. Zusammenfassung The Plumed Serpent! one of Lawrence's most vivid novels! is set in Mexico in the 1920s and centres on the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript! typescript and proof material! nearly all of which survives. Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Cue-titles; Introduction; The Plumed Serpent (Quetzalcoatl); Explanatory notes; Glossary of selected Spanish terms; Textual apparatus; Appendixes.

Product details

• Authors: D. H. Lawrence
• Assisted by: James T. Boulton (Editor), L. D. Clark (Editor), Clark L. D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.1987
• EAN: 9780521294225
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29422-5
• No. of pages: 620
• Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence; Cambridge Edition of the Lette; The Complete Novels of D. H. Lawrence 11 Volume Paperback Set; The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence; The Complete Novels of D. H. Lawrence 11 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form