Reclaiming D. H. Lawrence
Subtitle: contemporary writers speak out
By: Gary Adelman.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lewisburg, [Pa.]; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation; Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930 -- Influence
Description: "Puzzled by the catastrophic decline of D. H. Lawrence's reputation in academe, and by the anger of students toward Lawrence and his work, Gary Adelman wrote to dozens of working writers to learn their opinions of Lawrence. Over a hundred poets and novelists responded. Their overwhelming gratitude and debt to Lawrence as a precursor and literary giant illustrate the difference between the ways writers and academic critics read and think about literature.

Prior to the mid-eighties, Lawrence sat in the same pantheon as Joyce and Eliot. Due to gender politics and the rise of political correctness, as well as to Lawrence's vulnerability on the issue of fascism, he was virtually pushed off the syllabus at most major English and American universities. He became passe in academia, only present as an absence or as a distasteful caricature."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. What Lawrence Means to Today's Readers; title: 2. Aesthetics and Ideology; title: 3. Political Correctness, Working Poets, and Lawrence's Poetry.