D. H. Lawrence - The Early Years 1885 1912: The Cambridge Biography of D. H. Lawrence

This first volume of the three-volume Cambridge Biography of D.H. Lawrence draws on a wide range of documentary and oral sources, many of them previously unpublished, to reveal a complex portrait of an extraordinary man. Volume 2 will be published next year, with Volume 3 to follow later. 50 halftones.

List of contents

Author's preface; Illustrations and maps; Family tree; Chronology; Part I. Eastwood and Nottingham: 1. 1815-83 antecedents; 2. 1883-92 home at Eastwood; 3. 1892-1901 launching into life; 4. 1901-5 widening circles; 5. 1905-6 Writing and painting; 6. 1906 spirit love; 7. 1906-8 college; Part II. Croydon and London; 8. 1908-9 success; 9. 1909-10 strife; 10. 1910 The bitter river; 11. 1911 The sick year; 12. 1911-12 breaking off; Part III. Eastwood Again: 13. 1912 spring; 14. 1912 Frieda Weekley.

Summary

Originally published in 1991, the first volume of the three-volume Cambridge Biography of D. H. Lawrence draws on a wide range of documentary and oral sources, many of them hitherto unpublished, to reveal a complex portrait of an extraordinary man. This volume established itself as the most complete and authoritative account available.

Product details

• Authors: John Worthen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2012
• EAN: 9780521437721
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43772-1
• No. of pages: 692
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 1033 g
• Series: Cambridge Biography of D.H.Lawrence; The Cambridge Biography of D. H. Lawrence 3 Volume Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies