Resisting Tragedy: Lawrence, Marriage, Comedy and Art

“If life wasn’t funny, it would be tragic”Stephen HawkingOn 13 December 1910 Lawrence wrote to Violet Hunt, who had just suffered a nervous breakdown, thanking her for appreciating his play The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd and responding to her criticisms. The date is significant. As he makes clear in...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/lawrence,
Autor principal: Costin, Jane
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Études Lawrenciennes 2021
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Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:“If life wasn’t funny, it would be tragic”Stephen HawkingOn 13 December 1910 Lawrence wrote to Violet Hunt, who had just suffered a nervous breakdown, thanking her for appreciating his play The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd and responding to her criticisms. The date is significant. As he makes clear in his letter, after a gruelling three weeks looking after his mother, whom he describes as “my love of loves,” she had died and he had buried her the previous day. He was wracked with sadness, which ...