I haven’t read D.H. Lawrence in more than a decade. After seeing a decent movie version of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, I decided to read, once again, the novel. Understand that Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, and The Rainbow deeply influenced me as a reader and writer when I was young.
Now, over a hundred years since it was written, Lady Chatterley has not aged well. Few people would agree with Lawrence’s notions of the role of the sexes, both in and out of bed. What was radical in 1928 is no longer so - and some of his words are harmful. Lawrence’s fascist tendencies are also on display here, with the narrator’s sweeping and narrow generalizations about humanity. Returning to this book was a real exercise in revisionist reading.
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