D.H.Lawrence Flashcards
When was David Herbert Lawrence born?
b.1885 d.1930
When was Sons and Lovers published?
1913
The main characters in Sons and Lovers?
Paul, his mother Mrs.Morel, his lover Miriam Leivers and suffragette Clara Dawes.
What was his first novel?
The White Peacock (1911)
What was his second novel?
The Trespasser (1912)
When did Lawrence write ‘Study of Thomas Hardy’?
1914
When was The Rainbow first published?
- It was immediately suppressed in Britain for obscenity.
Which book has the Brangwen family as the central characters?
The Rainbow. The story of three generations of the Brangwen family. Major characters are Ursula and Tom Brangwen
What is the sequel to The Rainbow published in 1920?
Women in Love.
What is Women in Love about?
The two sisters Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen and their relationships with men.
What is the book Lawrence wrote on American Literature?
Studies in Classic American Literature (1923)
The titles of Lawrence’s psychological treatises?
Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious (1921)
Fantasia of the Unconscious (1922)
When was Kangaroo written?
- Based on Lawrence and his wife’s visit to
Australia, on his way to reach America.
When was the The Plumed Serpent published?
1924.
Where is The Plumed Serpent set?
Mexico. The novel is about a Mexican general, revives Aztec rites as the basis of a new theocratic state in Mexico.
