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Lawrence, D.H.: D.H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider.(Brief article)(Book review)

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From: Biography
Date: 20060101
Author:Prose, Francine

Lawrence, D. H. D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider. John Worthen. New York: Counterpoint, 2005. 518 pp. $29.95.

"But something greater than a transparent prose style seems to be at issue: the more interesting question of how writers, including biographers, imagine their audience. To his credit, Worthen has a high estimation of his readership. Too high, perhaps; he assumes we share his intimate knowledge of Lawrence's social circle and oeuvre. For the reader, the unfortunate result is like being at a party whose host has wrongly assumed we already know the other guests."

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