Revisionist resurrection mythologies
Subtitle: a study of D.H. Lawrence's Italian works
By: Jill Franks.
Series: American university studies.; v. 176
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930 -- Knowledge -- Italy.; English fiction -- Italian influences.; Resurrection in literature.; Italy in literature.; Myth in literature.
Description: Lawrence's experience of Italy's people, her past and her landscape enabled him to concretize a mythic dimension that he had previously employed without adequate integration in his texts. The myth most central to all of his works is resurrection. His rewriting of biblical narratives blends the apocalyptic principles and flavor of Christianity with the essential premise of pagan rebirth mythology - that fertility, virility and the body are sacred.

Combining these two sources, Lawrence produces a religion of his own, which is encapsulated in his resurrection ideal. This study focuses on the works produced during his three Italian periods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-185) and index.