Lawrence.ppt

1、David. Herbert. Lawrence,Life,Born on 11th September 1885 in Nottinghamshire, England Father, a struggling coal miner and a heavy drinker; mother a former schoolteacher His mother died of cancer in 1910. Eloped (私奔) with Frieda Weekley to Germany in 1912 and they married in 1914. Began a time of vol

2、untary exile(流放) during WWI. Bad health suffered from malaria and tuberculosis(肺结核) Died at the age of 44 in France in 1930.,Writing Career and Works,Wrote his first novel The White Peacock 白孔雀as a student in University College Nottingham Published Odour of Chrysanthemums in a magazine and his caree

3、r as a professional author began. Sons and Lovers 儿子与情人was published in 1913. During 1914-1915, publishing The Rainbow虹, working on Women in Love 恋爱中的女人and creating poems In 1922 during his stay in U.S, he publishedStudies in Classic American Literature. Published Lady Chatterleys Lover 查特莱夫人的情人in 1

4、928,Sons and Lovers,Main characters: Paul Morel, a young man and budding artist William Morel, Pauls brother Gertrude Morel, Pauls mother Miriam, Pauls girlfriend Clara Dawes, Pauls mistress Plot: The early marriage life of Pauls parents, Williams death, mothers rediscovery of her love for Paul, Pau

5、ls seek to break through the unusual bond with his mother, Developing relationship with Miriam and Clara Dawes, Mrs. Morel died and Paul was alone and drifted to death.,Sons and Lovers,Background: A coal mining community in a small town in England at the turn of 19th and 20th century. Main content:

6、The cycles of Pauls relationships with three women. Oedipus Complex(恋母情结) Theme: Focus on industrialism, and explore the battle between the intellectual mind and the sensual body. Try to represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization.,Sons and Lover

7、s,Initially titled Paul Morel Lawrences semi-autobiography (半自传) Confronted with great objection when firstly published In 1999, ranked9th in the 100 best novels in English of the 20th century by theModern Library Adapted for the screen for several times,Writing Style,Confront issues relating to emo

8、tional health and vitality, spontaneity(自发性), and instinct(本能). Focus on the depiction of characters spiritual world rather than the development of the plot Writing materials: personal experience Language style: simple and concise,Oedipus Complex,Definition: A boysdesireto possess his mother and kill his father Oedipus: Destined by fate to kill his father and marry his mother as wife Sigmund Freud: A universal, psychological phenomenon to human beings The unconscious mind(潜意识)