David Herbert Lawrence Professor Dr Gulzar Jalal Head of English Department (BS) Edwardes College PeshawarIntroduction + DAH. Lawrence is a etitic of modem industrial society, conventional views of love, marriage, and social life + He rejects the conventional literary approaches ‘and argues that al trary canons hold good only fornovels which are copies of traditional novels +A literary book must have its own style and structure + He isa muddled and confused thinker (Crties) Introduction + Lavwtence’s focus is on a self which consists of ‘body, mind and spirit (Final me) +The horror and madness of WWI reinforced his feelings + He emphasizes on Feelings forthe retieval ofthe society from ehaos and materialism + Some of his works reflect his persona life + Sons and Lovers is about his fimily and ‘environment Literary Career + The Making of writer + Lawrence as novelist + Lawrence's Shor Fiction + Lawrene's poetry + Lawrence's Philosophy + Major Works + fences and themes + Style and structure ‘The Making of a writer + Lavrence's focus ison the relationship of man and woman + The philosophers, ssietsts, and poets engage Aiferen “bits” ofthe human being + A novelist makes the whole man alive Novel, a vehicle for psychological and philosophies exploration + Novel isone bright book of ie Lau renee Glin Presets imal asa enke 3 raederm in dubriol soc Sexe ‘4 ivi tinell dinnonaio1 - A final me: “i, Plone, SfivitThe Making of a writer + Lawrence discards the traditional, methods earlier novelists, «The obvious examples are: The Rainbow (1915). + Women in Love (1920) and Lady Chazerley's Lover (1928) «These novels have their own style and structure «His creativity is considered ahead of bis time The Making of a writer Lawrence's creativity argues that modem science fhas separated human beings from real FE fachine has been developed at the expense of intuition, feelings and the taner Tift tabour is sold for earning of In a capitalist so living be was himself from 2 working class and Kis ‘sees ison the intellect and its appetite They should not be separated from the rest of life Major Works + The White Peacock (1910) + The Trespasser (1912) * sons and lovers (1913) «The Rainbow (1915) | Women in Love (1920) + Aaron’s Rod (1922) + Kangaroo (1925) + The Plumed Serpent (1926) + Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928) Non-Fiction Most of the norefiion has been writen im the form of essays (1914 to 1922) srudy of Thomas Hardy and othe es5295 However, Study of Tomas Hardy relates more 10 patrence’s thought than it does t0 Hardy The Crown (Psychoanalysis, the teachines of ‘Sigmund Freud) ‘Why the Novel Matters Books frosecufeck for ob Semtr- "Hho Racaboors U5) Namen & Love Uiz-)- Lady Chubler leat Lover U7. 29). weLawrence’s Philosophy Materialism put emphasis on physical and social well-being. However, it ignores aesthetic, artistic and spiritual aspects ‘Lawrence's philosophy is: Anti-materialistic ‘The effects of modem social values Belief in Blood Lawrence's philosophy + Lawrence's philosophy; blood religion or blood consciousness + The power of intuition in the blood and salvation for modern man + ‘The sexual life isan overall route to health and sanity + The great religion is a belief in the blood + This is reflected in his creativity Lawrence’s short Fiction «+ Lawrence's short stories reflect his changing ‘mood and opinions «+ He wrote about the places he people he met «The settings and subject matters alter as he ‘Tivetied to various places (New experiences) «Short stories have similarities with his novels «The Virgin and the Gipsy (1925), Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) sited and the ‘The Virgin and the Gipsy Lady Chatterley’s Lover «The Virgin andthe Gipsy is about the power of 8 ata) Tran (the gipay and the emotions of an educated youne froma (he daughter ofa Via) «She feos stil by her envionment the pasiontess nd Serie word in which she Lives «er heat years for someting beyond the constrains «Fhe iberation comes through contact with the BP (gover and instinct, the blood fcings) rome thee i reworked in Lady Chtereys LOE! wat diferent sting and isaac)‘The Woman Who Rode Away ‘The Plumed Serpent “The Woman Who Rode Away (1924) is a better piece of fiction than The Plumed Serpent “The short story and novel deal with a similar theme ‘The meeting of western consciousness and values, eribodied ins white woman, with the primitive, stalisic (onseiousness of ancient Mexican Indians tn both, death (symbolic or actual) at the hands ofthe old civilization ‘The representation of westem consciousness, hollow rateralism, hollow religious approaches Lawrence’s short Fiction + The collections of short stories bear 2 loose relationship with major novels + A Modem Lover (The White Peacock) «The Prussian Officer (Sons and Lovers) «+ England My England (The Rainbow and Women inLove) + The Virgin and the Gipsy (Lady Chatterley's Lover) Lawrence’s short sto) + Odour of Chrysanthemum + England My England «+ The Woman Who Rode Away «+ The Virgin and the Gipsy + The Cepiain’s Doll + The Fox + The Ladybird + The Prussian Officer and Other Stories Lawrence's poetry «+ Lawrence's poetry has. strong links with the phases of his life «+ He developed his own style and struck out 2 form more suited to his content + He dropped rhyming poetry for fre verse 1 Foun comes out naturally ffom the strength of feeling «The relationship of life and natural worldLawrence’s poetry + He speaks about the non-human life of bi bi beasts, and flowers of Ui + His poems deal with the lives of things that do not think or feel or react in the same way that people do + The poem Fish is a logical example Fish oh Fish No fingers, no hands and fet, no lps No tender muzzles, notin ‘No wistfil belie, Conclusion «Lawrence. seriously challenges the ‘raion! style of literary genres (19% century) «Hs foous is on the inner psyenotgica, He of character (Mental and emotional disordes) «The eonstious mind repressing factor tet persist inthe unconseious and can eause conflicts + Modemists use this technique quite usually Conclusion «+ Lawrence interest in nature led him to primitive feligion which focuses on the mystica understanding of nature «+ His age was full of confusion and choase 1 is concem is about modern society and the encroaching industriaization‘Ever movel contain ay ehrut 2 sae bivgrabg— Gul Ger Can cae be denjecl, sence Ue even lar Cet only empress temscl om ton crestim—- Gen Gore are were a & oho om ope iafbeg 7 fad ib nfegnnt Cone 3) Crenkt Enfeck tics (146!) 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