Lawrence's Indian Journey to Tenderness
Why Lawrence never visited India is a mystery. Because of his poor health and his love of the sun, it is really surprising that Lawrence, who was so much influenced by Indian thoughts and Hindu philosophies, did not visit India when he was so close to it (at Ceylon) in 1922. Sheila Lahiri Choudhury...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Études Lawrenciennes
2019
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | Why Lawrence never visited India is a mystery. Because of his poor health and his love of the sun, it is really surprising that Lawrence, who was so much influenced by Indian thoughts and Hindu philosophies, did not visit India when he was so close to it (at Ceylon) in 1922. Sheila Lahiri Choudhury imagines that Lawrence "would have lived longer and certainly have had a more generous view of the sun gods than the ones he describes in his Mexican novel" if he had ever visited India” (271). Sh... |
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