Women in Love [with Biographical Introduction]
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"The greatest imaginative novelist of our generation." -- E.M. Forster
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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Dr Jeff Wallace, University of Glamorgan.
Lawrence's finest, most mature novel initially met with disgust and incomprehension. In the love affairs of two sisters, Ursula with Rupert, and Gudrun with Gerald, critics could only see a sorry tale of sexual depravity and philosophical obscurity.
Women in Love is, however, a profound response to a whole cultural crisis. The 'progress' of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves 'human'? On what grounds could we place ourselves above and beyond the animal world? What are the definitive forms of our relationships - love, marriage, family, friendship - really worth? And how might they be otherwise?
Without directly referring to the war, Women in Love explores these questions with restless energy. As a sequel to The Rainbow, the novel develops experimental techniques which made Lawrence one of the most important writers of the Modernist movement.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I seriously loved this book! It wasn't the typical romance novel i assumed it to be when i first piked it up. I don't at all agree with my fellow reviewer that it was at times sexist! The women in it were completely independent making their own decisions and moulding their own careers although writing this i do see that they were portrayed as more scheming an in worse light than the men.
It is a great reflection of the time it was written and shocking for a modern reader to see how far socially since ww1 we've moved on in terms of openness about sex and sexuality as well as the relevance of the traditional home and family, i also feel many of the questions brought up in the novel are as relevant today as they were when it was written.
It's a book well worth a read, brilliantly written and at times the tension between characters is excruciating.
It is a great reflection of the time it was written and shocking for a modern reader to see how far socially since ww1 we've moved on in terms of openness about sex and sexuality as well as the relevance of the traditional home and family, i also feel many of the questions brought up in the novel are as relevant today as they were when it was written.
It's a book well worth a read, brilliantly written and at times the tension between characters is excruciating.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is regarded as Lawrence's greatest work of literature and I find it difficult to disagree. The book is insightful, superbly written and delves deep into the familiar Lawrence areas of sex, sexuality, love, social class, & materialism. It is also written before Lawrence became embittered with society, which shows in his later works. Although the book is best (as it always is), there is also a great film of the book directed by Ken Russell and starring Oliver Reed. If you're new to Lawrence I would suggest going for `The Rainbow', `Selected Short Stories' or `Sons and Lovers' before tackling this.
Format:Paperback
This book has to be one of the most frustrating reads I have ever indulged in, I leave this review now after having finished it about 10 minutes ago.
I say frustrating because I do not believe it is a complete waste of time as far as storyline goes, the narrative is occasionally interesting.
However the experience is constantly marred by the monologues and endlessly dull speculation on everything from love, what it is to be a woman and ridiculous viewpoints on the state of education (Hermione's point of view that ignorance is freedom because to know anything steals the magical enjoyment of it I found particularly stupid.)
The characters seem devoid of emotion, the conversations they have are constantly improbable and the ever-changing way that they regard each other makes the "emotional" ending a completely damp squib. To date: my least favourite classic of all time, next time I will be sticking with Dickens or Kafka.
I say frustrating because I do not believe it is a complete waste of time as far as storyline goes, the narrative is occasionally interesting.
However the experience is constantly marred by the monologues and endlessly dull speculation on everything from love, what it is to be a woman and ridiculous viewpoints on the state of education (Hermione's point of view that ignorance is freedom because to know anything steals the magical enjoyment of it I found particularly stupid.)
The characters seem devoid of emotion, the conversations they have are constantly improbable and the ever-changing way that they regard each other makes the "emotional" ending a completely damp squib. To date: my least favourite classic of all time, next time I will be sticking with Dickens or Kafka.
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The best of D H Lawrence
I first read this when I was 16. I found so much in it and began wearing coloured tights (much to the annoyance of my brother and male friends!). Read more
Published 8 months ago by silverladysurfer
Convention-rattling.
A very 'hum-ha' title, but essentially sums up the book. Two women, both in love, in very different ways. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Joseph Prestwich
Lush and intimate
A continuation of The Rainbow (Oxford World's Classics), this tells the story of the Brangwen sisters' love affairs. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Roman Clodia
A Masterpiece
This is, like `The Rainbow' and `Sons and Lovers', a masterpiece.
It was originally intended to be all one story with `The Rainbow', but by the time Lawrence got to... Read more
It was originally intended to be all one story with `The Rainbow', but by the time Lawrence got to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by B. J. Holland
A Masterpiece
This is, like `The Rainbow' and `Sons and Lovers', a masterpiece.
It was originally intended to be all one story with `The Rainbow', but by the time Lawrence got to... Read more
It was originally intended to be all one story with `The Rainbow', but by the time Lawrence got to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by B. J. Holland
Simply as good as it gets!
Forget the sex. Lawrence finds heaven in the world around him and the people in it. As good as fiction writing gets.
Published 18 months ago by Djmottershead
Dated and overrated
I came back to this novel and Lawrence generally after a gap of 25 years or more. Then I had enjoyed his work - this time I had to force myself to finish it. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Mary Queen
Passionate tale of love and independance
A continuation of The Rainbow (Oxford World's Classics), this tells the story of the Brangwen sisters' love affairs. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2010 by Roman Clodia
Major novel, major introduction
This is a serious edition of a very serious novel. It's harder to take Women in Love as seriously now as people did in the 1960s -- some of it seems objectionably sexist, some just... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2001
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