D. H. Lawrence - A Study of Literary Fascism (Hardcover, New edition)

This book is an analysis of the social and political outlook of D.H. Lawrence as determined by the development and conflict of the social forces of his time. It discusses, specifically, the relationship between Lawrence's ideas, as an essayist and novelist, and the ruling ideology of imperialism, reaching the conclusion that Lawrence refused to face and oppose capitalist reality. He either escaped into an imaginary, anarchic utopia, or, more frequently, "criticized" capitalist relationships from the standpoint of a fascist, militaristic division into rulers and mob, aristocrats and plebeians. Lawrence's letters during the First World War provide the documents that reveal the genesis of his fascist outlook. The book also traces Lawrence's attitude towards socialism throughout his literary career and concludes that anti-socialism, with varying intensity, remained an essential part of his outlook. Certain assumptions, like a contempt for man as a social being and the existential division of human beings into higher and lower creatures - into the "average" and the "exceptional" - that were basic to his outlook, are shown to be the determining factors in the writing of Lawrence's novels. The book ends with an analysis of the historical roots of the reactionary intelligentsia and discusses Lawrence's relationships with the various cultural and ideological trends of his time, dealing also with the different tactics used by the critics to hide the true nature of his political ideas.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Twentieth-Century British Literature, 9
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Abdulla M Al-Dabbagh
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	154
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-1397-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-1397-X
Barcode:	9781433113970

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