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ISBN: 0760765839

ISBN13: 9780760765838

Sea and Sardinia

Name: Acutely revealing, of time, place and writer
Item: Sea and Sardinia
Rating: 5
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By David Herbert Lawrence and D.H. Lawrence

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"In January 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda visited Sardinia. Although the trip lasted only nine days, Lawrence wrote an intriguing account of Sardinian life that not only evokes the place, people and local customs but is also deeply revealing about the writer himself."--BOOK JACKET. "Remarkable for its metaphoric and symbolic descriptions, the book is transfused with the author's anger and joy. His prejudices and his political prophecies make Sea and Sardinia a unique and dynamic piece of travel writing."--BOOK JACKET. "The Cambridge edition restores censored passages and corrects corrupt textual readings to reveal for the first time the book Lawrence himself called "A marvel of veracity.""--BOOK JACKET.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0760765839

ISBN13:9780760765838

Release Date:January 2005

Publisher:Not Avail

Length:217 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

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Rated 5 stars
Acutely revealing, of time, place and writer

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 28, 2007

As described in the other reviews, and the accompanying comments within the book itself, this is DHL as non-fiction travel writer. Note that it was written after the completion of his major works, and what it says about his views, his relationships, and the immediate post-WWI period in portions of Italy. Particularly fascinating are the local/regional/national and continental attitudes. The more things change, the more they...

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DHL and the Queen Bee do Sardinia

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 31, 2005

In 1921, D.H. Lawrence joined the British literary tradition of writing a travelogue. He and wife Frieda, "the Queen Bee," were weary of Sicily where they were staying and selected Sardinia for its promise of unspoiled primitiveness and lack of "tourist-parasites." Though SEA AND SARDINIA follows many of the conventions of the travelogue genre of the time, playing to the market for a foreign experience, moments of wonder...

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