The Poems 2 Volume Hardback Set (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence) Hardcover – 21 Mar 2013

Review

'It is so manifestly an excellent thing to have Lawrence's many poems brought together, edited by so punctilious and expert a scholar - and to have them presented in handsome volumes that do such credit to their publisher.' The Times Literary Supplement

'Christopher Pollnitz has done an absolutely remarkable job with these volumes and his … essay dealing with the composition, publication and reception of the poems is a model of clarity and insight: he not only brings the bibliographical details of the poems to light but engages with the poetry in such an infectious manner that one wants to go back to the individual poems time and time again.' Ian Brinton, Tears in the Fence

'Impeccable volumes.' Barry Hill, The Australian

'A triumph. Readers of Lawrence who are curious, as we should be, about how these poems came into being - their provenance and history, how each one is related to Lawrence's circumstances at the moment of his writing and where it stands in the complex development of his thought - have every reason to be grateful, both to Christopher Pollnitz, the editor, and to the Press.' David Malouf, Sydney Review of Books

'These volumes are worth celebrating as they stand … Christopher Pollnitz's achievement is immense.' Literary Review

'These two volumes [are] a wonder of persistent editorial effort and a brave struggle with textual complexity.' Dieter Mehl, Editionen in der Kritik

Book Description

The first-ever critical edition on Lawrence's poems presents, in two volumes, Lawrence's published and manuscript verses in their original forms, restoring uncensored versions and correcting errors. The texts are accompanied by explanatory notes, and a comprehensive study of the poems' composition, publication and reception.