Study of Thomas Hardy and Other Essays

Lawrence's 'Study of Thomas Hardy' became a major statement of his philosophy of art.

D. H. Lawrence (Author), Bruce Steele (Edited by)

9780521272483, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 25 July 1985

380 pages
21.6 x 13.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.497 kg

D. H. Lawrence's 'Study of Thomas Hardy', written in the early months of World War I, was originally intended to be a short critical work on Hardy's characters, but developed into a major statement of Lawrence's philosophy of art. The introduction to this work shows its relation to Lawrence's final rewriting of The Rainbow and its place among his continual attempts to express his philosophy in a definitive form. Previously published posthumously from a corrupt typescript, the 'Study' is now more firmly based on Koteliansky's typescript - Lawrence having destroyed the manuscript. The other essays in this volume span virtually the whole of Lawrence's writing career, from 'Art and the Individual' (1908) to his last essay 'John Galsworthy', written in 1927. The introduction sets these essays in the context of Lawrence's life and work. The textual apparatus gives variant readings, and explanatory notes identify references and quotations, and offer background information.

General editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Cue-titles
Introduction
Study of Hardy and Other Essays
Appendixes
Explanatory notes
Textual apparatus.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK]