The Rainbow I

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Written after World War I and set in postwar England and Italy, the novel "Aaron's Rod" tells the story of Aaron Sisson, is a union official in the coal mines, who flees to Italy from the terrible state of England and his failing marriage. The book raises questions about social...

Дэвид Лоуренс - один из самых влиятельных и почитаемых английских писателей начала XX века. Отличительной чертой его прозы стала идея о необходимости сбрасывания маски чопорности и открытия себя "тёмным богам" природных инстинктов. Психологический роман "Сыновья и любовники", в основу которой вошли размышления автора о собственной юности и двусмысленных отношениях с родителями, входит в знаменитый список "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die". Безусловно, это роман о любви. Но что же такое...

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. "The Boy in the Bush" is a novel made in collaboration with an Australian writer Mollie Skinner. Set in Western Australia, the book covers a few years in the life of Jack Grant, who has been sent by his parents to make a new life in the pioneering colony. The book also...