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Sons and Lovers (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 333)
by Lawrence, D.H. [David Herbert]; Kazin, Alfred
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394604520
- ISBN 13
- 9780394604527
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, 1962. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 7x4x1. 1977-80 printing of Toledano 333.1, binding/jacket style 15p, $6.95 jacket price, blank jacket reverse and endpapers. Rear jacket panel a bit scuffed, tiny light spot on fore edge. 1962 Hard Cover. xix, [2], 420 pp. Introduction by Alfred Kazin. "'Of all Lawrence's work, Sons and Lovers tells us most about the emotional source of his ideas,' observed Diana Trilling. 'The famous Lawrence theme of the struggle for sexual power -- and he is sure that all the struggles of civilized life have their root in this primary contest -- is the constantly elaborated statement of the fierce battle which tore Lawrence's family.' Sons and Lovers is one of the landmark novels of the twentieth century. When it appeared in 1913, it was immediately recognized as the first great modern restatement of the oedipal drama, and it is now widely considered the major work of D. H. Lawrence's early period. This intensely autobiographical novel recounts the story of Paul Morel, a young artist growing to manhood in a British working-class family rife with conflict. The author's vivid evocation of the all-consuming nature of possessive love and sexual attraction makes this one of his most powerful novels. For the critic Kate Millett, 'Sons and Lovers is a great novel because it has the ring of something written from deeply felt experience. The past remembered, it conveys more of Lawrence's own knowledge of life than anything else he wrote. His other novels appear somehow artificial beside it.
Synopsis
Though it is the author’s third novel, Sons and Lovers is often regarded as D.H. Lawrence’s masterpiece. The autobiographical work, which was originally titled Paul Morel after its protagonist, was set in motion with the death of Lawrence’s mother, Lydia. The author used the opportunity to reexamine his childhood, his relationship with his mother, and her psychological effect on his sexuality. Sons and Lovers had already been rejected by one publisher when Lawrence sent the manuscript to Edward Garnett of Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. Garnett made extensive editing suggestions and still — after Lawrence rewrote the manuscript for the fourth time — cut 80 passages, about 10% of the work, before its 1913 publication. At the time of publication, Sons and Lovers was criticized for being obscene. But the novel endured. It has been adapted for film multiple times, including the Academy Award winning 1960 film. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century.
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2333826
- Title
- Sons and Lovers (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 333)
- Author
- Lawrence, D.H. [David Herbert]; Kazin, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394604520
- ISBN 13
- 9780394604527
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 7x4x1
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION
- X weight
- 13 oz
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