Lawrence’s “Best Adventure”: Blood-Consciousness and Cornwall

Lawrence’s move to Cornwall in December 1915 marks the start of an important episode in his life that had a noteworthy impact on his thinking. In this remote Celtic location he encountered a strange countryside that still showed the visible remains of pre-Christian civilisations, and people who ret...

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1. Verfasser: Costin, Jane
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Études Lawrenciennes 2013
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Zusammenfassung:Lawrence’s move to Cornwall in December 1915 marks the start of an important episode in his life that had a noteworthy impact on his thinking. In this remote Celtic location he encountered a strange countryside that still showed the visible remains of pre-Christian civilisations, and people who retained vestiges of a link with that past. During this stay, there was a significant development in his ideas as he began to associate blood-consciousness with the primitive. Furthermore, Lawrence sa...