Concetti Chiave
- Born in 1885, Lawrence's early life was marked by a turbulent family dynamic, with his mother striving to protect her children from their father's drinking issues.
- Lawrence pursued education fervently, graduating from Nottingham University College in 1908 and publishing his first novel, "The White Peacock," in 1911.
- His relationship with his mother deeply influenced his writing, most notably in the autobiographical novel "Sons and Lovers," published in 1913.
- Lawrence's personal life, including his marriage to Frieda and his extensive travels, heavily impacted his literary output, leading to works like "The Rainbow" and "Women in Love."
- Many of Lawrence's novels, such as "Lady Chatterley's Lover," faced censorship due to controversial themes, with some being banned for decades.
Childhood and Family
He was born in 1885.
His father was a miner, he was very beautiful and was also a good dancer: in fact, he attracted a woman of a higher class, Lydia; she was a schoolteacher.
But their happiness didn’t survive: Lawrence’s father became a drinker and his mother tried to preserve her children from what their dad became.
Lawrence studied hard to became a teacher and he studied at the Nottingham University College; he took his degree in 1908.
His first novel was The White Peacock and it was published in 1911.
When his brother Ernest died, he became the centre of his mother’s life.
Their kind-of love story/relationship is told in Sons and Lovers, which is an autobiographical novel, published in 1913.
Loves and Travels
1910: Lawrence’s mother died.
1912: Lawrence had his first attack of pneumonia.
In the same year, he met a German women, named Frieda and they fell in love.
The two of them married in 1914; World War I obviously put some stress on their German-English marriage.
Lawrence in this period published a lot of works, as The Rainbow, in 1915, and Women in Love, in 1920.
During 1920s he travelled a lot: Italy, Australia, Mexico and the south of France.
He died while he was in France in 1930.
Controversial Works
A lot of his novel were banned for their themes; the most famous one which was banned for 40 years, more or less, is Lady Charrerley’s Lover: this work was written in 1928 but it was published only in the 1960s.
Domande da interrogazione
- What was the nature of D.H. Lawrence's early family life and education?
- How did D.H. Lawrence's personal life influence his literary works during the early 20th century?
D.H. Lawrence was born in 1885 to a miner father and a schoolteacher mother, Lydia. Despite his father's drinking issues, Lawrence's mother was determined to protect her children. Lawrence pursued education diligently, attending Nottingham University College and graduating in 1908. His early life and family dynamics are reflected in his autobiographical novel, "Sons and Lovers."
Lawrence's personal life, including the death of his mother in 1910 and his marriage to Frieda in 1914, significantly influenced his writing. His experiences during World War I and his travels in the 1920s also shaped his works, such as "The Rainbow" (1915) and "Women in Love" (1920).
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