英国文学D.H.Lawrence

DavidHerbertLawrence刘娣高敏陈玉翠范荣ContentsIntroductiontohislifeMajorworksViewpointsinhisworksWritingstyleDavidHerbertLawrence(1885-1930)AliterarycriticandpainterAnEnglishnovelistApoetAplaywrightAnessayistHisLifeHewasthefourthchildofhisfamily.Hisfather(abarelyliterateminer)hismother(aformerschoolmistress)Inhisearlylife,Asaboy,hewasquiet,cleverandratherreligious.Thenheworkedasaregularteacher.Whileteaching,hebeganwritingnovelsandpoems.HisLifeDuringtheWWI,hewassuspectedasaspyandwatchedbythepolice.Whenthewarwasover,thecoupletravledalot,andLawrencekeptonwritingwithstrongenduranceofpainandenormouspowerofcreation.HisWifeIn1912,hewenttoseehisformerprofessor,inthehopeofgettingajobasanEnglishlecturereinaGermanUniversity.Hefellinlovewiththeprofessor’swife,Frieda(motherofthreechildren).TheyelopedtothecontinentandgotmarriedafterFriedawasdivorcedbyherhusbandin1914.HisDeathAfterthewar,theyledawanderinglife.Hediedoftuberculosis[英][tju:ˌbɜ:kjuˈləʊsɪs]肺结核attheageof44(2March,1930).MajorworksTheWhitePeacock白孔雀（1911）TheTrespasser逾矩的罪人（1912）SonsandLovers儿子与情人（1913）TheRainbow虹（1915）WomeninLove恋爱中的女人(1920)Aaron’sRod《亚伦的手杖》(1922)Kangaroo《袋鼠》(1923)ThePlumedSerpent《羽蛇》(1926)LadyChatterley’sLover《查泰莱夫人的情人》(1928)NovelsPoetryLovePoemsandothers《爱情诗集》(1913)Amores《阿摩斯》(1916)Look!Wehavecomethrough!《瞧，我们走过来了》17NewPoems《新诗集》(1918)Bay:abookofpoems《海湾》(1919)Tortoises(1921)Birds,BeastsandFlowers《鸟，兽，花》(1923)TheCollectedPoemsofDHLawrence《劳伦斯诗集》(1928)Pansies(1929)Nettles《荨麻》(1930)LastPoems《最后的诗集》(1932)Fireandotherpoems《火》(1940)TheWhiteHorse《白马》(1964)Poemsabouthumanrelationshipsandemotions;PoemsaboutnatureplaywrightTheLawrenceTrilogyACollier’sFridayNight《矿工的周五夜晚》TheDaughter-in-Law《儿媳》TheWidowingofMrsHolroyed《守寡的霍尔罗伊德夫人》(Conflictsbetweentheignorant,drunkenandbrutishfatherorhusbandandtheweary,frustratedmotherorwifefindingemotionalfulfillmentinherchildren)Viewpointsinhisworks1.AStrongReactionagainsttheMechanicalCivilization↓Thedehumanizingeffectofmechanicalcivilizationonthesensualtendernessofhumannature2.PassionateLoveforNature↓Stronglyadvocatedareturntonature,toaprimitivewayoflife.Mancanderiveenergy,powerandadarksortofjoyonlybygettinghislifeintocontactwiththeelementallifeofthecosmos,bykeepingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.3.PsychologicalPenetration↓•Revealthedeepestinstinctsofhumannature•Darkself---activeunconsciousness---thetruesourceofpassion•Whiteself---socialego4.Frankdiscussionofsex5.HumanRelationship---chiefconcern↓•Thecoreofhiswritingistomakethisrelationshipfreeandhealthy.•Inallhislife,hehadbeenseekingtheidealistichumanrelationship.•Tohim,balance,notdominance,isthebest•guidingprincipleintherelationship---“star-polarity”.Writingstyle1.Fusionofrealismandmodernism2.Traditional---form3.Innovative---combiningpsychicexplorationwithsocialcriticism4.Richsymbolicimages5.Combinedramaticsceneswithanauthorialcommentary