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Lawrence and Comedy

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This collection of essays by distinguished scholars explores the range, scope and sheer verve of Lawrence's comic writing. Lawrence's novels, short stories, plays, letters and poems are full of comic moments that develop his critique of the modern failure of the mystic impulse. Lawrence used comedy to create an alternative cultural and social space, to distance himself from the dominant orthodoxy surrounding him. This book revises the popular image of Lawrence as a humorless writer and reveals his strategic use of a genuine comic talent.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 20, 2009

ISBN: 0521118697

ISBN 13: 9780521118699

Lawrence and Comedy

0/5 ( ratings)

This collection of essays by distinguished scholars explores the range, scope and sheer verve of Lawrence's comic writing. Lawrence's novels, short stories, plays, letters and poems are full of comic moments that develop his critique of the modern failure of the mystic impulse. Lawrence used comedy to create an alternative cultural and social space, to distance himself from the dominant orthodoxy surrounding him. This book revises the popular image of Lawrence as a humorless writer and reveals his strategic use of a genuine comic talent.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 20, 2009

ISBN: 0521118697

ISBN 13: 9780521118699

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