Women in love /

　　 　　[b]book description[/b] 　　d.h. lawrence's magnificent exploration of human sexuality in the days surrounding world war i. 　　 　　"let us hesitate no longer to announce that the sensual passions and mysteries are equally sacred with the spiritual mysteries and passions," wrote d.h. lawrence in "women in love, a masterpiece that heralded the erotic consciousness of the twentieth century. echoing elements of lawrence's own life, "women in love delves into the mysteries between men and women as two couples strive for love against a haunting backdrop of coal mines, factories, and a beleaguered working class. 　　new introduction by louis menand. 　　 　　[b]from [i]library journal[/i][/b] 　　the published editions of women in love , probably lawrence's greatest novel, have always been remarkably corrupt due to a lengthy, complex process of revision and transcription, a threatened libel suit, and numerous unauthorized bowdlerizations. the editors of this new cambridge edition have labored scrupulously to produce an authoritative text. what emerges, if not dramatically different, is fresher and more immediate. the introduction provides a valuable history of the novel's composition, revision, publication, and reception, and though the elaborate textual apparatus is strictly for advanced students of bibliography, the notes are splendid. lawrence's 1919 foreword and two early discarded chapters are also included. the recovery of a modern classic. 　　keith cushman, univ. of north carolina, greensboro 　　 　　[b]download description[/b] 　　privately printed in 1920 and published commercially in 1921, women in love is the novel lawrence himself considered his masterpiece. set in the english midlands, the novel traces the lives of two sisters, ursula and gudrun, and the men with whom they fall in love. all four yearn for fufillment in their romantic lives, yet struggle in a world that is increasingly violent and destructive. commenting on the novel, which was composed in the midst of the first world war in 1916, lawrence wrote, "the bitterness of the war may be taken for granted in the characters." rich in symbolism and lyrical prose, women in love is a complex meditation on the meaning of love in the modern world. 　　 　　[b]the merriam-webster encyclopedia of literature[/b] 　　novel by d.h. lawrence, privately printed in 1920 and published commercially in 1921. following the characters lawrence had created for the rainbow (1915), women in love examines the ill effects of industrialization on the human psyche, resolving that individual and collective rebirth is possible only through human intensity and passion. women in love contrasts the love affair of rupert birkin and ursula brangwen with that of gudrun, ursula's artistic sister, and gerald crich, a domineering industrialist. birkin, an introspective misanthrope, struggles to reconcile his metaphysical drive for self-fulfillment with ursula's practical view of sentimental passion. their love affair and eventual marriage are set as a positive antithesis to the destructive relationship of gudrun and crich. the novel also explores the relationship between birkin and crich. according to critics, birkin is a self-portrait of lawrence, and ursula represents lawrence's wife, frieda. 　　 　　[b]about author[/b] 　　david ellis is the author of lawrence's non-fiction: art, thought and genre and wordsworth, freud and the spots of time. he has been commissioned to write volume hi of the new cambridge biography of lawrence. 　　 .　　[b]book dimension:[/b] 　　length: (cm)17.6 width:(cm) 10.6