Sex and Beauty: Essays by D.H. Lawrence

Author: D.H. Lawrence
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: A 74-year-old Lawrence exhibition finally sees the light of day. This 20th-century shocking writer had a unique understanding of anatomy, yet his paintings are vibrant with life. He fought against the dead British culture that denied the power of life, which he saw as the Puritan legacy of Elizabeth I still poisoning the air of the 20th century. His critique of Shakespeare was also twisted by fear, Hamlet being one example, whose image was incomplete due to his sexual fear of Ophelia. Today, some British art critics thank the painter Lawrence for preventing Britain from completely losing its cultural spirit to the contemporary France and Spain of Picasso. After being banned for 74 years, a batch of erotic paintings by the great British writer D.H. Lawrence were finally exhibited in London.