The Self and its Discontents: Ursula’s Progress in The Rainbow

The Rainbow can be read as an experiment in the speleology of the human psyche, with Lawrence here the explorer of those depths which Freud was attempting to probe at the same period. To do so, Lawrence resorted to a new method that he described as “exhaustive,” in what was a transitional period in...

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Autore principale: Gouirand, Jacqueline
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: Études Lawrenciennes 2015
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:The Rainbow can be read as an experiment in the speleology of the human psyche, with Lawrence here the explorer of those depths which Freud was attempting to probe at the same period. To do so, Lawrence resorted to a new method that he described as “exhaustive,” in what was a transitional period in his literary project, a period of intense creativity during which he produced not only his major fiction but also a series of essays in which he constructed what he termed “his philosophy.” Lawren...