Race and Identity in D. H. Lawrence

Indians, Gypsies, and Jews
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-39882-6
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 297 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4876 g

Race and Identity in D. H. Lawrence is a wide-ranging examination of Lawrence's adoption and adaptation of stereotypes about minorities, with a focus on three particular 'racial' groups. This book explores societal attitudes in England, Europe, and the United States and Lawrence's utilization of cultural norms to explore his own identity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ruderman, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: D. H. Lawrence and the Racial Other 2. Lawrence and the 'Jewish Problem': Reflections on a Self-Confessed 'Hebrophobe' 3. An 'Englishman at Heart'? Lawrence, the Jews, and the National Identity Debates 4. 'Doing a Zion stunt': Lawrence in his Land(s) of Milk and Honey 5. Lawrence and the Indian: Apprehending 'Culture' in the American Southwest 6. Lawrence's Caravan of Gypsy Identities 7. (Ad)dressing Identity: Clothing as Artifice and Authenticity 8. Cleanliness and Fitness: The Role of the Racial Other in Conceptions of Health 9. Conclusion: Crossing or Enforcing the Border: Purity, Hybridity, and the Concept of Race 10. Appendix: Race vs. Ethnicity: The Case of the Gypsies

Über Autor(innen)

Judith Ruderman is Visiting Professor of English at Duke University, USA and retired Vice Provost. She is the author of three previous books and numerous essays in modern literature. She was the first female president of the D. H. Lawrence Society of North America and is a long-time member of the editorial board of the D. H. Lawrence Review.