D.H. Lawrence, Music and Modernism
- Author: Reid, Susan
D. H. Lawrence, Music and Modernism comes highly recommended: the diversity of material it brings together from across Lawrence's career is impressive in its own right, and this range will make... — More…
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Contents
- 1. Introduction: “Words writ to the music".-
- 2. “The insidious mastery of song”: Cadence and decadence in the early poems.-
- 3. Lawrence’s case of Wagner: The White Peacock and The Trespasser .-
- 4. “Between heaven and earth”: Space, music and religion in The Rainbow .-
- 5. “Beyond the sound of words”: Harmony and polyphony in Women in Love .-
- 6. Music, noise and the First World War: “All of Us”, Bay and Aaron’s Rod .-
- 7. New world musicals: The Plumed Serpent and David .-
- 8. Conclusion: Aspiring to the condition of song.-
- 9. Afterword: Anthony Burgess’s D. H. Lawrence Suite.