The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521401159)

D.H. Lawrence's renowned creativity is conspicuous in his letters. He wrote to aristocrats, fellow authors, painters, publishers, and others from the intelligentsia--but with equal concern to his sisters, a childhood friend suffering from tuberculosis, a post office clerk or an Italian servant-girl. Lawrence reveled in the act of communication, using a direct, unvarnished but invariably vivid style appropriate to each correspondent. In this book, over 330 of Lawrence's letters, carefully chosen from the authoritative seven-volume Cambridge Edition exemplify Lawrence's artistry and humanness. In his introductory essay James T. Boulton provides a rare critical assessment of Lawrence's epistolary achievement. There are annotations to the letters, a biographical list of correspondents, brief chronological and descriptive introductions to each section and a full general index. This selection will appeal to Lawrence aficionados and will make good companion reading to his works.

Author: D. H. Lawrence
ISBN-10: 0521401151
ISBN-13: 9780521401159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/16/1997
Pages: 584
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.17lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.27w x 1.37d