The Test on the Self: Alienating Landscapes and Journeys in Lawrence’s Travel Writing
While Lawrence was indebted to the 20th century’s technical advancements, especially those pertaining to modes of transportation, which made world travel broader, faster and safer, enabling him (and his characters) to break free from the restrictions of English society, he nonetheless railed agains...
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Études Lawrenciennes
2019
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | While Lawrence was indebted to the 20th century’s technical advancements, especially those pertaining to modes of transportation, which made world travel broader, faster and safer, enabling him (and his characters) to break free from the restrictions of English society, he nonetheless railed against such values as convenience and materialism, writing from Australia: “Everything is ‘so convenient,’ they keep telling you. They can keep their convenience” (L iv. 250). Instead, he professed his ... |
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