- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins; New edition edition (1 Nov 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712620737
- ISBN-13: 978-0712620734
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19.4 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,185,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Published in 1916, Twilight in Italy is a travelogue by D. H. Lawrence. He embarkes on foot to Italy with his German wife Frieda and describes all his experiences. Avoiding famous and the historical places, Lawrence visits the suburbs and meets the common people of Italy.
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D.H. Lawrence had unconventional opinions, especially about sexuality, and at the time of his death he was thought of mainly as a pornographer who had wasted his considerable talents. But E.M. Forster, in an obituary notice, described him as ""the greatest imaginative novelist of our generation."" Later critics concurred, and Lawrence is now remembered as an important modernist intellectual.
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88 of 90 people found the following review helpful
Beautifully Written Travel Narrative
12 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
D.H. Lawrence is better known for his various novels, i.e., Women in Love; Lady Chatterly's Lover; and Sons and Lovers than for his travel writing. With that said, I highly recommend this book. Personally I love Lawrence's writing style and this particular book is exceptional even for Lawrence. You will feel as though you are there with him experiencing the moment he is describing. The people and places of Italy come alive through his prose. His writing moves, at times, from reality and physical descriptions to abstraction and philosophy, but it is so wonderfully written, you will cherish every word and never question the move from one to the other. Images abound in this work and the scenes he describes are beautifully sensual. I have read this work twice and plan on reading it numerous other times throughout my life.
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Truly great writing
29 Jun 2009
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I found myself reading, rereading, and rereading aloud, passages from this beautiful work. Lawrence writes poetically--never mind the sportswriters' rule against repeating the same word in a sentence ("Angels," "Seraphs," "Halos")--this author uses "dark" numerous times in a single paragraph. I felt as though I were in northern Italy with him. Incredible. Also recommended are his other travel works, such as Sea and Sardinia and Mornings in Mexico.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
One of the greatst travel books ever written
13 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback
Much is said of D.H. Lawrence's fiction, but we've mostly forgotten about his amazing travel writing. Twilight in Italy takes us on a foot tour of the Alps all the way down into the verdant gardens and sun soaked plaza's of Italy. Lawrence, as always, finds small stories here and there that not only share a sense of place but also relate the experience of a real traveler. If you are a fan of Paul Theroux or Pico Iyer you will immediately feel at home with this book.
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