Censored Writer: A Biography of D.H. Lawrence

Author: (English) Keith Sagar
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Features: David Herbert Lawrence (David Herbert Lawrence), a highly imaginative and unique modern British writer, has always been a figure of both praise and criticism among critics. In his seminal work on literary theory, "Novel and People," the British Marxist literary critic Ralph Fox hailed Lawrence as "the last writer in Britain to possess a deep love for the British countryside and the beauty of the land." The prolific British writer E. M. Forster noted that among contemporary novelists, "Lawrence was the only one with prophetic insight," and "only Lawrence's works resonated with melodious songs and a poetic spirit." However, there were also opposing views, with the most prominent being that of T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot), the giant of modern British poetry and critic, who considered Lawrence's works wild and unworthy of attention. He described Lawrence as "a man possessed, an innocent who was possessed of a messianic gospel," and claimed that his works were at best nothing more than guides for those aimless and wandering souls.