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The thermodynamics of gender: Lawrence, science and sexism. (D.H. Lawrence)

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From: Mosaic (Winnipeg)
Date: 19950601
Author:Wutz, Michael

Novelist D.H. Lawrence was, despite an observed distrust of scientific thinking and technology, influenced by scientific developments of the 19th century, particularly thermodynamics. Scientific ideas proved fertile ground for some of his narratives in his works. The theories of thermodynamics served to frame Lawrence's organizational ideas and also became a model for his thinking on the relationship between genders.

The ways that gender ideologies are encoded in literature and narrative configurations have long been concerns of feminist criticism. Recently, these concerns have also led to ...

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