1st Edition

D.H. Lawrence's Border Crossing Colonialism in His Travel Writing and Leadership Novels

By Eunyoung Oh Copyright 2007
160 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

D.H. Lawrence's Border Crossing builds upon developments within postcolonial theory to argue for a reconsideration of the concept of "spirit of place" in D. H. Lawrence’s travel books and "leadership" novels – works that record Lawrence’s various encounters with racial and geographical "others." Exploring his relationship to colonialism, Dr. Oh shows how Lawrence’s belief in... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Lawrence’s "Spirit of Place" as a Postcolonial Concept

Chapter I Place, Difference, and Otherness in Lawrence’s Travel Writing

Chapter II The Lost Girl and Aaron’s Rod: Exploring Italy as a New Place

Chapter III Lawrence’s Journey to the "Heart of Darkness" in Kangaroo and The Boy in the Bush

Chapter IV Lawrentian Doubleness: Rewriting Mexican Colonial History in The Plumed Serpent

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Eunyoung Oh