David Herbert Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence (1885–1930), English writer, was born in the mining town of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The son of a miner and a teacher, he grew up in poor conditions, which shaped his themes of class differences, nature and sexuality. He was educated at Nottingham High School and University College, Nottingham, where he obtained a teaching certificate. He started writing early, influenced by his mother and friend Jessie Chambers. In 1911, he published his first novel, The White Peacock, and in 1913, Sons and Lovers, a semi-autobiographical work about his relationship with his mother and conflicts in a mining community.
His novels The Rainbow (1915) and Women in Love (1920) caused controversy due to their explicit portrayal of sexuality, and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928) was banned due to its erotic content. Lawrence explored themes of modernism, alienation, and instinct, often criticizing industrialization. In addition to novels, he wrote poetry (Love Poems, 1913), short stories (The Prussian Officer, 1914), essays (Studies in Classic American Literature, 1923) and travelogues (Twilight in Italy, 1916).
Due to health problems (tuberculosis) and conflicts with censorship, he spent his life in exile with his wife Frieda Weekley, traveling through Europe, America and Australia. He died in 1930 in Vence, France. Today he is considered one of the key modernist writers of the 20th century, respected for his deep insights into human relationships and nature.
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Bijeli paun
The White Peacock is the name of David Herbert Lawrence's first novel. It describes the character of the lugar, who is the forerunner of Mellors.
Duga
U ruralnoj Engleskoj, gdje se polja prostiru pod teškim nebom, D.H. Lawrence u romanu Duga (1915.) tka sagu o obitelji Brangwen, istražujući ljubav, strast i sukob između duha i tijela kroz tri generacije.
Duga
Duga je roman autora D. H. Lawrencea napisan 1915. godine. Prati tri naraštaja obitelji Brangwen, posebno se fokusirajući na seksualnost i odnose među likovima.
Duga
Duga (The Rainbow) je roman autora D. H. Lawrencea napisan 1915. godine. Prati tri naraštaja obitelji Brangwen, posebno se fokusirajući na seksualnost i odnose među likovima.
Goropadni eros
Dvadesetdva ogleda o seksualnosti i erotizmu iz pera velikih filozofa, sociologa, psihologa i književnika.
Ljubavnik Lady Chatterley
Roman je prvobitno objavljen o autorovu trošku 1928. godine u Firenci. Jedan od najkontroverznijih romana 20. stoljeća. Šokirao je tadašnje čitatelje eksplicitnim seksualnim opisima i jezikom, a u Velikoj Britaniji nije objavljen sve do 1960.
Ljubavnik Lady Chatterley
Ljubavnik Lady Chatterley
Roman D. H. Lawrencea, objavljen o autorovu trošku 1928. godine u Firenci. Jedan od najkontroverznijih romana 20. stoljeća. Šokirao je tadašnje čitatelje eksplicitnim seksualnim opisima i jezikom, a u Velikoj Britaniji nije objavljen sve do 1960.
