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CONSTANTLY STRUGGLING WITH CONVENTION LAWRENCE'S LIFE HELD EXILE, TURBULENCE

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20060212
Author:Robert Taylor

Throughout the fiction, poetry, plays, and essays of British author D. H. Lawrence flow themes that criticize industrial society and praise all things natural. Many of his works are autobiographical, revolving around the complex relationships between men and women, and his candid sexual portrayals aroused much controversy on publication, however tame they may be by today's erotic standards. Lawrence wrote an astonishing amount in his short life, but his critical presence has dwindled in recent times, and his reputation today rests on a handful of novels that are more often cited than read. ...

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