Sons and Lovers - David Herbert Lawrence - The third published novel of D. H. Lawrence, taken by many to be his earliest masterpiece, tells the story of Paul Morel, a young man and budding artist.
The book is renowned for its lyrical prose and intimate portrayal of characters, showcasing Lawrence's unique blend of modernist and romantic writing styles.
The book's controversial exploration of sexuality and psychology caused it to be banned for a period of time, but it remains a significant work in the literary canon for its bold and innovative approach to storytelling.
The book soon became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable four-letter words.
The tale relates the story of two sisters, daughters of an Anglican vicar, who return from finishing school overseas to a drab, lifeless rectory in the East Midlands, not long after the World War I. Their mother has run off with another man ...
This compilation consists of short stories like, "A Modern Lover", "The Blind Man" "The Mortal Coil" and several other popular ones. His stories are well structured and easily comprehensible along with being refreshingly honest as well.
Lawrence's powerful description of Paul's relationships makes this a novel as much for the beginning of the twenty-first century as it was for the beginning of thetwentieth.
It has never yet melted." ― D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature (1923) Studies in Classic American Literature (1923) by D. H. Lawrence is considered culturally important to Western culture in its literary criticism of ...