Lawrence and the Nature Tradition: A Theme in English Fiction, 1859-1914. by Ebbatson, Roger - 1980.

Sussex:: Harvester Press, 1980.. 1st U.K. Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: turquoise cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.75 inches tall) . Notes, index. blue endpapers. Description: The concept of Nature in late-Victorian and Edwardian England is examined by an analysis of the works of Meredith, Hardy, Richard Jeffries and Hale White, their philosophical approaches and their influence on the young D H Lawrence. The work of E M Forster is compared to that of Lawrence to emphasize the predominance of the split between Nature and Civilization that preoccupied a whole generation. The author argues that Lawrence's passionate representation of the Natural world, which culminated in The Rainbow, marks the syntheses of mystical and determinist views of Nature.